Broken rear wheel stud 97 prizm

[justnakenny]

Oh help, I broke one of the rear wheel studs on my 97 prizm and another of the lug nuts isn't coming off because they were cross threaded 2 months ago when i bought new tires. I can buy the lug nuts and studs from a local parts store but I need to know if the stud is [ left threaded ] ? where I have to turn it clockwise to get it out or what. Please excuse my maybe dumb question but I really need an answer because from the feel of it, the 2nd stud is going to break too. I'm using liquid wrench on it but it still only moves about a half a turn before binding. I"VE NEVER REMOVED A STUD, OH HELP. THANKS FOR READING MY QUESTION.

[justnakenny]

Gads, getting old doesn't come easy. Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like you would back the stud out by turning it counter clockwise, not clockwise. It seems like this would be the case because if the stud was backed out by turning it clockwise, it would be loosened up everytime somebody used one of those idiot air guns on the lub nuts, to tighten them down. I sure need help on this one guys, please help an old man. Thanks

[johnholl]

Your local Joe Mechanic, or tire retailer, should be able to replace the studs at a small fee. I can check my shop manual tonight on the proceedure, if your still into doing it yourself

Up here in the northeast the damn lug nuts and wheel rims rust to the car. No matter who puts them on [including me]

What Do I Use to remove my lug nuts? A 18-inch braker bar with a 2-foot section of hollow pipe slid over the end.

Then I use a 10lb sledge to free the rim from the wheel

A few days latter make shure the lugs are still tight

John

[justnakenny]

Hey John, thanks for answering my question. Yes, please check your manual for me so I can hopefully fix the problem. It was a local tire store that put the 4 new tires on there for me about 2 months ago and crossthreaded the studs. I was able to get the tire off and halfway put on the little dognut tire and make my way home but when i tried to get the little dognut back off, the one stub snapped and the lug wouldn't back off of anotherone. I think that I was the one that put the bad lug on the 2nd stud and ruinned it too. [ I don't know ]. Anyway I'll getting to old to go down and try and explain the whole mess to the ower of the tire shop, to old meaning, that my heart probly would take it when he would tell me that it was all my fault and not the kid that used the air gun instead of his fingers to start the lug nuts. Anyway please look it up for me if you can and I'll be looking for your answer. Thanks guy.

[justnakenny]

Hi John, I hope you missed my earlier post and didn't spend your time looking it up for me because after reading your post i called the place that put them on and they couldn't replace the lugs and studs but told me that if I took it somewhere that could do it, that they would repay me for it and they did. Plus after getting the studs and lugs replaced, I took it back to the original place and they replaced the tire. Sorry for all of the trouble and once again, thank you for offering me a way to fix it myself. justkenny

[johnholl]

Try applying an antisieze compound to the new studs. Remember to recheck the tightness in a couple of days.

These guys and their airwrenches are always stripping them. Use the socket and breaker-bar method.

I told my wife here is no way in hell she's going to remove a tire with the wrench supplied, so call a tow-truck. A lot of people get killed trying to replace their flats on the highway.

By the way, the wheel studs are pressed into the hub flange, and have to be pressed out with a c-clamp type device. In otherwords, they do not turn out at all...need anymore advice, let me know.

John

[justnakenny]

Hello John, I ordered them over the internet for a total of 15.66 for 3 studs and 3 lug nuts from Autozone. After doing that, Costco told me that they couldn't replace them but that they would pay me back, if I had someone do it for me. Here's the corker, Big "O" tires replaced both studs and lug nuts for me, for a grand total of 61.51. Costco didn't like the price that I had to pay and neither did I but they did repay me like they told me that they would over the phone, plus they replaced the brand new tire, that the dull end of the drill bit went thru. Thanks again John for offering me the help and take care. [email protected]