I pulled my rims off my 88 camaro and had to run so asked big bro to put rims back on. so i come back, all on but one. he had started putting it on with a impact gun and wasnt lined up right. so it stripped the bolt and nut. how do i go about fixing this? im driving with only the 4 right now and dont feel safe. let me know ASAP please.

 

You have no choice but to replace the stud. Hopefully you have a disk front/drum rear car and the broken stud is in the rear. If it is, you pul lthe brake drum off, take a hammer and punch and drive the stud out. Then take a new stud that you can get at most any parts store, start it from behind, and slowly pull it in with a new lug nut until it's completely seated.

If it's a front stud, you will have to pull the caliper, and then the brake rotor off and repeat the same procedure. Drive the stud out, and pull a new one in with a new lug nut.

 

use a press to install the studs, or take it somewhere to be pressed. you stand a good chance of damaging the stud and/or nut and it may not be something you can see with the naked eye.

 

whack the stud with a 3lb hammer, it should pop right out, and pick up a wheel stud installation tool at sears for about 30 bucks its about a 20 minute job

 

thanks guys. i heard that you can have Sears do it for $25. ill see then ill know if i need to do it.

 

What he said, no press needed. Or just have someone do it for you.

 

Thats wierd...I just shaved one of mine while driving a few weeks ago. One was shaved at the level of the hub. The other four were stripped a little from the torque.

I tried to hammer them but could not get them loose.

Took my rotor to pep-boys. They pushed out the old ones with a pneumatic hammer and pushed new ones in for a grand total of $25.

Also...when you get your new stud bolt in and fit your wheel over it, you'll notice that you have to tighten down on it longer than the other 4 to get it seated properly.

 

I just did the ones in the rear of my car and a good whack with a 3 pound ball peen popped them right out. And even though I have 2 presses here, it was much easier to use a lug nut to put the new longer studs in than it was to mess with setting up one of my presses to do it.