Anyone ever ridden on 3 lugs before?

Just had one of mine snap off when i went to untight it (my mechanic's impact wrench destroyed the threading) and POP! no more stud.

Replacing the studs requires taking the whole rotor/hub assembly apart right?

All this and I have to be driving for work in 3 hours. Looks like I'm up the creek on this one.

 

Damn thats sucks. If yours is a 4 lug than I'm sure if will be alright driving with 3 just straight to work....I hope, I've done it

 

well ya it'll be fine getting from point a to point b, but the problem is that I am a pizza driver. I need my car to get from point a to b to c to d and do that a million times. Really sucks.

LMAO I called my manager to tell him i probably won't be in for the rest of the weekend he says, "it's about time for a new car don'tcha think?"

It was all I could manage not to laugh at him.

 

Oh yeah that's really sucks then. Well good luck

 

you should be OK with the 3 lugs. Just dont be auto Xing in that car. Get the other lug fixed when you get the time and money, just to be on the safe side.

 

I had that happen when putting my rims on just under a month ago. I drove about 3000 miles with 3-lugs in the rear with no inherent problem.

Just put a new stud in 4 days ago.

 

i screwed up one of my lugs on my accord when messing with an impact wrench(cross threaded it). Luckily i have 5 lugs(its a v6), so i feel better. I soon will be replacing my stud so i can have that protection.

Is it on the front or back? Front has more stress than the back, just be careful around corners, dont max those wheels out.

Dave

 

thats happened to me a couple times. dont know what year your car is or anything but i was able to replace mine on my 93 without removing anything. i just took a hammer and a punch(depending on how much of the stud is left) and hammered it through so it fell out the back and then put the new stud through the hole(its a tight fit for your fingers directing the stud to the hole from the back) and then pulled it through by tightning a lug nut on it.