Broken wheel studs
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Broken wheel studs
Ford Service put my aluminum rims back on the truck and did a brake service.
4000km later, several wheel studs snapped off on the driver's rear wheel. The Tech at the Ford dealer found that the other wheel nuts were loose.
What could cause this? Why would it take so long to develop a problem?
Anyone else experience the same things?
4000km later, several wheel studs snapped off on the driver's rear wheel. The Tech at the Ford dealer found that the other wheel nuts were loose.
What could cause this? Why would it take so long to develop a problem?
Anyone else experience the same things?
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my guess would be over-tightening the lug nuts.
if you over tighten them, the stud stretch and lose thier tension - that is they get loose.
i'm sure if you ask, they will tell you that they always use a torque stick or a torque wrench, but i'll bet you a dollar they didn't.
get them all replaced, and make sure the guys always tighten them properly ... not sure what else to tell you
if you over tighten them, the stud stretch and lose thier tension - that is they get loose.
i'm sure if you ask, they will tell you that they always use a torque stick or a torque wrench, but i'll bet you a dollar they didn't.
get them all replaced, and make sure the guys always tighten them properly ... not sure what else to tell you
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Torque Specs
Yea they figure tighten them as tight as they can with a Air Impact Gun Specs are 150 Ft Lbs just poor lazyness, you got to oversee as much as you can when someone is taking care of YOUR Truck,Torque Sticks Suckkkkk
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Ford Service put my aluminum rims back on the truck and did a brake service.
4000km later, several wheel studs snapped off on the driver's rear wheel. The Tech at the Ford dealer found that the other wheel nuts were loose.
What could cause this? Why would it take so long to develop a problem?
Anyone else experience the same things?
4000km later, several wheel studs snapped off on the driver's rear wheel. The Tech at the Ford dealer found that the other wheel nuts were loose.
What could cause this? Why would it take so long to develop a problem?
Anyone else experience the same things?
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Over Torqued
Thanks conger,
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Happy to help. I call it as I see it. I saw this same thing a couple of years ago when I was my local tire shop. I young guy brought his truck in on the back of a tow truck. Back wheel came off on the highway. The shop told him all the studs had to be replaced since they had all been seriously over torqued. Big bill too.
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