Well on Wednessday, I bled my back two brakes but I had to pick up my girl friend before I had time to do the front two. This weekend, when I finish the job, will I have to re-bleed the back two again, or can I just start with the front two?

Also, while tightening one of the lugnuts putting the tire back on, I broke the bolt that the rotor slides onto. (the back passenger side). Any ideas on how to fix this? Do I need to fix this, is it safe to drive around with one less lugnut?

Any help or ideas you guys can provide would be great!

 

You'll need to press what's left of the wheel stud out of the axle, insert a new stud from the back, and then pull it the rest of the way on with an appropriately sized nut and a stack of washers. You might need to remove the axle to do this. Driving around with 4 lug nuts isn't an especially good idea.

 

Okay, so I just bought a new wheel stud, and it's the exact same size as the other ones. If I use washers and a nut, won't there be less room for the rotor to slide onto? The other wheel studs don't seem to be held in by anything... other than rust and years of turning.

Can I just put the new stud in there and then put the rotor, wheel, and lug nuts back on? Or should I use some kind of glue to hold the bolt in? I'm a little confused, so any help would be great. Thanks..... And I'm also still wondering if I need to rebleed the rear brakes before I bleed the front ones.

Thanks.

 

he means use the washers and a bolt to pull the stud through first, you dont want to put the torque necessary to pull the stud through on the wheel. then you can put everything back to normal

 

Okay, thanks a lot guys. I used a stack of washers and a lug nut to pull the wheel stud through. I didn't need to remove the axle. Everything worked out perfect. Wow, that was easier than I thought. I needed some help with the removal of the old stud though. Luckily my friend had a little blow torch...