2 broken lugnut studs???

[96kamry]

Well, Today I tried to take off my tires. Maybe this was a bad idea, When i did i broke 2 of my lugnut studs off my car. I was wondering if this is going to be another $200 i spend on that thing? Let me know if any of you have had this trouble, Please.

[njbmx]

i just repaired two lug studs on the rear passenger wheel. the install will take about an hour. the parts will cost you no more then 3$. you will have to take the wheel off. then take the caliper off w/ the rotor...you may need a puller to take the rotor off b/c of rust/oxidation. then you hammer the broken studs and press the new studs in. then reasemble the whole mess. thats how i did it w/ my '93 camry v6 auto w/ rear disk breaks.
hope this helps you.

[EKam]

How hard did you tighten them the last put your wheel on?

[deekay140]

4 wheel discs? and is it front or rear that broke? all u need is to replace the studs, if its disc brakes, u have to take the brakes and rotor off, pound the stud out, place a new stud in, attach a lugnut,and draw it in with an airgun. if its drums, u just pull them off and do same procedure.

[njbmx]

well...i didn't really tighten the two studs at first...i just screwed the lugnut enough to press them into the hub assembly.

[97camryman]

I broke a stud on my 97 camry last summer. Toyota dealership wanted $200. I bought a new stud for $3 and figured it out in an hour.
1. Loosen lugs
2. Jack car up and put on stands
3. Take the wheel off
4. Use breaker bar and socket to remove two bolt holding the caliper on.
5. Without removing caliper from rotor, slide rotor off the studs and hang it from the coil spring with coat hanger wire. Be very careful not to let it hang from rubber hose!!!!!!!!!!
6. Line up broken stud with hole on dust shield.
7. Use a ten pound sledge hammer to tap out stud. You want one or two good whacks, not 25 little taps with a small hammer. (You may also need a punch to hit the broken stud.)
8. Broken stud will fall out the back onto the floor. Place new stud in place and thread lug nut onto it.
9. Torque lug nut down onto a pile of washers to seat the new stud. Then remove the nut.
10. Work the rotor and caliper back onto the studs and torque nuts down to specs.
11. Put wheel back on and torque lug nuts back down.
12. Check lug nuts again every few days for a week or two to make sure the stud seats fully. Thats it!

[Stealth]

Maybe you over tighten? I do everything by hand with the factory lug wrench thing, and have yet to have a broken stud.

[userlain]

I use an impact driver. It works wonders.

[Phi]

I broke a wheel stud on my mom's Gen3 over the weekend while switching over to winter tires. I just played dumb and had my dad take it to the mech to fix

If your local store ran out of studs, try here;
http://www.prestigewheel.com/indexwith.html

[Camryamnesty]

Get a set of torque sticks, and use the correct torque stick for your car with an impact driver

[CrawlingEye]

I've broken a couple, just take off the rotors or drums (both of which are straight forward and very easy to do) then simply hammer the stud through the hub and push your new studs through. The easiest way to wedge it tightly through the hub is to just tighten it on, I've found.

Just be careful which shops you go to, as some don't really give a shit about reading torques and way over-torque the studs, which will break them.