wheel hub

[wwli]

I agree with you on some part. However this using of Anti-seize is a highly debated subject where there is no correct or wrong answer. Some have good experiences with it and some don't so it's difficult to say. Using too much of it will cause damage and incorrect use will cause damage so basically use at your own risk.

If you want to make it easier and not listen to other people's BS then you can just keep the studs clean. Then you won't have to use anything.

What Kaiser said on the last part that will be difficult to prove that they did it because shops are tricky but you sometimes get lucky so go luck with that.

Anti-Seize has been repeatedly shown to lead to lug-wiggle, where nuts will come loose and cause your studs to shatter as the wheel is loose. Just because it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean it won't.

Next, tightening on SOLID DRY STUDS will not give a false torque reading. The only thing that will give a false torque reading on a dry stud is the threads being damaged and starting to fold. If this is the case, it's time to replace the studs anyways. It's easy to check when this happens because you can feel it with a torque wrench, it'll feel mushy even when the wheel is firmly seated on the hub.

Last, if the lugnuts came off and the shop was the last one to put it on. GO SEE THE SHOP AND TELL THEM THEY BROKE IT. Normal wear and tear will NEVER cause your studs to break off like that. Studs are designed to last as long as they aren't abused. I have seen 25-30 year old cars with original studs in good condition. I have also seen 2-3 year old cars with studs that you can barely get a lugnut on without it grinding out metal shavings because the threads are so damaged from abuse.

[primespark22]

yeah i went ahead and got the four studs for that side and did the work myself but thanks for the input fellas



so do i or dont i put grease?lol

[Kaiser]

yeah i went ahead and got the four studs for that side and did the work myself but thanks for the input fellas



so do i or dont i put grease?lol

Why would you put GREASE? If you INSIST on putting something, Antiseize is alot better solution than grease. However I want you to consider two scenarios:

A.) Studs are greased and lugs wiggle loose, tire comes loose at high speed, causing lugs to shatter from the force and the wheel to seperate, crashing the hub into the road at high speeds with lots of force, causing a loss of control and who knows what else could happen.

B.) Studs seize up and snap when you're trying to remove them safely at home in the garage or when someone at a tire/lube shop tries to remove them. Either way, car is stationary somewhere that you can easily replace the lugs again.

Of course, you can prevent both of those by carefully keeping the studs clean and free of rust, making sure that the lugs aren't over-torqued which will cause the stud threads to lean over and cause the lug to fit loosely or cause them to cross thread. With some basic care the studs will be perfectly fine for longer than you'll probably keep the car.

Also: If all that happened was that his studs broke when he went home, he could have probably had them fix it. Most shops do not want the bad publicity or problems that come from that, considering how CHEAP the fix is. It would also not be that hard to prove, as long as there's paperwork showing they were the last ones to touch them, he goes to remove them and they snap, trust me that's easy to see a connection with.