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Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-07-2005 damn.. I broke one of the front wheel stud when I was replacing the regular acorn nut with a lock nut. this sucks.. looks like i have to get my hands dirty to fix this. has this happened to anyone here? I'm just gonna follow this. http://www.focushacks.com/index.php?modid=44 Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - 2001 ZTS - 03-07-2005 Stripped or broke as in snapped the stud itself? I would have thought that practically impossible. What were you torquing them to? Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-07-2005 2001 ZTS,Mar 6 2005, 07:50 PM Wrote:Stripped or broke as in snapped the stud itself? I would have thought that practically impossible. What were you torquing them to? it actually broke off. this happened when I was removing the nut. looks like its flush with the disc brake hub. so all i have to do is remove the disc brake and hammer it out. I might put an open ended nut and hammer on it. Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - 2001 ZTS - 03-07-2005 I'd be having a chat with whoever rotated your wheels last. They obviously leaned on it with the airtools a bit too long. Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-07-2005 2001 ZTS,Mar 6 2005, 08:03 PM Wrote:I'd be having a chat with whoever rotated your wheels last. They obviously leaned on it with the airtools a bit too long. that's probably what happened.. hopefully the other ones are ok. I usually install my own wheels for spring and summer change but I bought new tires for winter. Oh well.. Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-07-2005 Any one know the specs for the focus wheels studs. I found these stronger studs. ARP Wheel Studs Moroso Wheel Studs but don't know which one is for the focus. Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-07-2005 After some research, this is what I found out. The knurl size for the wheel stud for the front hub of focus is .625"; tread size is 12mm x 1.5 looks like the closest aftermarket stud that can be used is the ARP .625" knurl; 1/2''-20 tread size. part# 070-100-7703 $9.99US per set of 5 from Jeg's. hole for the disc brake hub probably needs to be enlarged a little bit and new set of bolts with 1/2"-20 tread measurement is required. As for my solution, I'll probably just go to the dealer and grab 2-3 wheel studs and replace the broken one and keep the other 2 in case I break some more. Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - sr20det - 03-07-2005 when i was working on a honda, i snapped 4 of the 16 wheel studs on the car...honda = poor quality bolts...very easy to fix that problem though Broke A Front Wheel Stud! - Jaspher - 03-08-2005 Problem fixed. I went to Ford and bought 3 wheel studs thinking that I will probably need it in the future. they only cost $5.70 each so it's no biggy. I went to my shop, remove my wheel and replace the broken stud and also replaced another one that has 1/4" of the tip broken off. Good thing I got extras. Labour only cost me $20 cash, which is very cheap. |