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| 10-30-2014, 04:41 PM | #1 |
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lug bolt issue
hey guys I was putting on my winter tires yesterday, and I snapped off on of the lug bolts, so I drilled out the part In the hub and it fell in, is this going to create a problem or can I just leave it in there
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| 10-30-2014, 04:58 PM | #2 |
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Is this a troll post?
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| 10-30-2014, 05:07 PM | #3 |
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i have no idea what a troll post is, just need to know if I have to remove the caliper and the hub and get that piece of lug bolt out of there, or is it ok to just leave it there
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| 10-30-2014, 05:34 PM | #4 |
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The brake rotor is held via one small screw to the wheel hub(#5). The wheel hub has the threads that the wheel bolts, screw into. I bet IF you look behind the inside of the brake rotor, you will find whats left of the broken wheel bolt. 
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| 10-30-2014, 08:40 PM | #5 |
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How would one "snap" a lug bolt? I think this would require an excessive amount of force which suggests you are not using a Torque wrench to do this. (Unless the bolt was previously damaged). I would recommend using a Torque wrench to ensure equal force distribution to the rotors, otherwise you could warp them.
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| 10-31-2014, 10:04 AM | #6 |
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It's a method of force application but using a strong impact wrench is a good way to break something. I had to take my e88 back to the tire place after getting my PSS tires because they obviously put them on with an impact wrench. I have a couple impacts but they were not strong enough to loosen the nuts (which means they were tightened with over 200 ft. lbs). I broke a 1/2 to 3/8 adapter trying to remove them by hand. Breaking a lug bolt by hand would require an awful lot of force. If it had been put on by a very strong impact (some 1/2 models are rated up to 700 ft lbs) and you tried to remove by hand with a big extension, I can see it happening.
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| 10-31-2014, 10:07 AM | #7 |
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It is much easier to break a wheel bolt trying to get it off by hand compared to using an impact.
And to the OP, yes, you will have to get it out of there. |
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| 10-31-2014, 11:25 AM | #8 |
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I hate when tire shops overtorque lugs. I show up with my torque wrench and torque them all down myself now. Not worth a broken bolt.
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| 10-31-2014, 06:18 PM | #9 |
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I just had to ask when I went back for a free tire rotation for them to use a torque wrench on the nuts. If you don't ask, they use an impact wrench and guess how tight they are getting them.
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| 11-01-2014, 12:58 PM | #10 |
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When I'm putting on wheels, I start one wheel bolt by hand. I then "tap it" with my impact. I then start to thread the other 4 by hand and tap them with my impact. My impact is torquing them to about 60-80 newton meters. I then lower the car, not putting the full weight on the wheels, and torque them to 120 NM. This is how most techs do it. At the dealership, I would say 90% of the guys are torquing wheels and not being dumb grease monkeys.
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| 11-02-2014, 02:22 PM | #12 |
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got the hub off and out came the piece of lug bolt, it was grinding against the inside of the wheel assembly, all good now, thank guys
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