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All lug nuts come off without any warning and studs backed off
I would go with your thought that you didn’t torque them properly.
I would say that the bent one was the last one to hold onto the wheel while the others were getting “hammered” in by the rear face of ...
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How long studded tires last?
If the tires look OK, they are probably fine.
Issues to check for:
cracks in tread and sidewall
bubbles in tread and sidewall
even wear
cuts, embedded foreign objects
Storage conditions make a big ...
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Recommendation For Tightening Wheel Stud
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Thanks to Alephzero's comment, now removed, I had to correct my answer :
If the stud is to be fitted into the hub, then the hub need to be "locked" or wedged to prevent rotation, with a bar ...
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How can you identify if a wheel hub stud is fatigued or stretched?
1) & 2) yes, a stretched stud is longer and with correct kit you could measure the change. Fatigue is more challenging but use of crack detection is possible.
3) & 4) once damaged, the damage ...
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Seized lug nut, Stud came loose from the hub, Wheel still on. How to remove?
I wanted to add my story to the pile. I had this same problem, with my Kia k900, which has the recessed lug nuts, making the use of a nutcracker impossible. (The nuts are set too deeply into the wheel ...
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Seized lug nut, Stud came loose from the hub, Wheel still on. How to remove?
I did end up drilling it...among other things. :-/
And I broke a few bits and dulled some more in the process, even with oil. (studs are HARD!)
What seemed to work best was to use an air hammer ...
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Seized lug nut, Stud came loose from the hub, Wheel still on. How to remove?
I see two possible methods and both require patience and a rich vocabulary.
Drill it out. Protect the whole area somehow and take a good sharp drill bit (those golden titanium nitride coated ones). ...
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Exhaust manifold studs keep loosening?
I would say the most likely issue here is that the manifold surface is not totally flat. Somewhere near is not good enough.
A warped manifold can cause the bolts to snap. For example on my Land ...
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What kind of stud or spacer is this? How should I remove it?
It’s a long nut with a thread on both ends if you need a simple description.
If you need to make one quickly, having lost one for example, then a threaded rod cut to length and a handful of nuts works....
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Can broken wheel hub stud cause other wheel hub stud to break?
If you have 2 snapped studs then the last tire tech working on your car over torqued all your wheel nuts. The ones not snapped are probably stretched. They stretch and then fail. I'd replace them. ...
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