Hueston We Have A Problem

[20withascooby]

after undoing my wheel nuts today then removing the wheel.a few HOURS later after daz had already taken my caliper off and my pads out we noticed that i only have 4 wheel studs one has snapped off!!!! with a wheel nut with it so i only have 4 wheel nut and 4 wheel studs how or were cud it off gone

[imprezyou]

Had this happen to mine , you will need to drill it out , not a nice job but it can be done .

[20withascooby]

thought they came out from behind the disk

[emoe]

they do. dont drill it out!!!

new stud and nut, fit the stud in the hub (you have to remove the hub) and job done. if you drill it out, what then? magic a stud in there?

[20withascooby]

i didnt fink u ad to drill it out do u no hw much they wil cost? n is it alryt to run it on 4 for a bit?

[granby]

  20withascooby said:

i didnt fink u ad to drill it out do u no hw much they wil cost? n is it alryt to run it on 4 for a bit?

[emoe]

yeah sure! drive on 4!! you could also drive nails into your eyes too!!!

studs are not expensive at all.

Edited August 3, 2008 by emoe

[pistonbroke2]

Did you find out what the noise was?

[timmy2take]

When I bought my first wrx it actually came with 2 studs missing one side. How the hell that happened I don't know

[mikkers]

If a car is lowered and the resulting toe-out isnt sorted that can put lateral pressure on stud and they can shear off. Happened on my MG metro, totally emptied the hydraulic suspension fluid from the front and i lost a few.

[granby]

  Mikkers said:

If a car is lowered and the resulting toe-out isnt sorted that can put lateral pressure on stud and they can shear off. Happened on my MG metro, totally emptied the hydraulic suspension fluid from the front and i lost a few.

Do you really want to own up to having a MG Metro

[20withascooby]

  Mikkers said:

If a car is lowered and the resulting toe-out isnt sorted that can put lateral pressure on stud and they can shear off. Happened on my MG metro, totally emptied the hydraulic suspension fluid from the front and i lost a few.

hmmmmm so could be related to my other issue i have off my wheels sticking out one side and not the other

[eurosti]

I did mine without removing the Hubs, just give them a good whack and they come out. If it has snapped off flush at the hub then use a punch! Ive fitted longer studs on mine still have all the standard ones if you are stuck mate

[20withascooby]

mines snapped off flush im also a wheel nut down too lol.

[granby]

  20withascooby said:

hmmmmm so could be related to my other issue i have off my wheels sticking out one side and not the other

Shouldn't be, even with 4 studs & nuts the wheel will still be flush on the hub

[20withascooby]

  Granby said:

Shouldn't be, even with 4 studs & nuts the wheel will still be flush on the hub

i mean he said it happened to him because of toeing i have toeing on my wheel for some reason at the minute dont i wondered if its related

[pistonbroke2]

  20withascooby said:

hmmmmm so could be related to my other issue i have off my wheels sticking out one side and not the other

I doubt thats related mate, but that doesn't sound good

[20withascooby]

all sorted got myself some free wheel bolts from a kind member on here all i need now is a wheel nut lol so watch out at the meets i could be hunting around your car trying to find one lol

[mikkers]

  Granby said:

Do you really want to own up to having a MG Metro

I was young, innocent and rather foolish.

[granby]

  Mikkers said:

I was young, innocent and rather foolish.

Not a lot has changed then apart from the young & innocent

[mikkers]

  Granby said:

Not a lot has changed then apart from the young & innocent

And the hairline!

At least i have kept my boyish good looks