Wheel Studs

I Had A Tire Place Changing My Flat Ruin My Wheel Studs The Other Day. Guy Loosened Em Instead Of Tightening Em And My Front Passenger-side Wheel Feel Off While I Was Driving. Needless To Say I Now Need New Wheel Studs. Do I Need To Buy The Whole Piece Or Can I Just Replace The Individual Studs? I Have A 2000 Grand Am Se Sedan.

I Had A Tire Place Changing My Flat Ruin My Wheel Studs The Other Day. Guy Loosened Em Instead Of Tightening Em And My Front Passenger-side Wheel Feel Off While I Was Driving. Needless To Say I Now Need New Wheel Studs. Do I Need To Buy The Whole Piece Or Can I Just Replace The Individual Studs? I Have A 2000 Grand Am Se Sedan.

I would throw a fit and demand that they replace the hub. If they dont, you can buy one at Autozone for $99-140, depending on warranty. You can just replace the studs at about $2.00 a piece. When I replaced a stud I knocked the old out with a hammer and bought and an open ended nut that fit the bolt so I could the bolt all the way through; some just use washers to pull the new bolt all the way through. If you replace the hub you will use a 36 MM socket, you can borrowm the from Autozone, and the new hudb should come with a new bolt to replace the old. There is a TSB on the old bolt that instructs user not to reuse.

I agree with phaderus, go back to the place that loosened the lug nuts and didn't retighten them. They are responsible for the damage and they should at least replace the studs. I would also put them on notice that if the wheel bearing starts making noise or giving you problems in the near future you would expect them to replace that as well.