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Exrald · 09-19-2017, 04:56 PM

So I have a pre-owned 2013 Scion FRS. Recently, I replaced the Aftermarket Wheel it came with to 18x9.5 Wedssports. Unknowingly, the previous owner replaced the OEM stud with an extended wheel Stud. So, I used an OEM sized Lugnut. As we were putting on the lugnuts, we realized that there's a gap. So as we used the drill and torque wrench to tighten the nut, the wheel stud came off from the back/hub. Now, the stud is free spinning with the wheel and lugnut on.

We tried numerous ways to untorque/remove the lugnut from the stud, but it would not come off. We resided with drilling the Lugnut and the wheel stud. We already went through a lot of drill bits, and don't have much time to finish it. We're only about 1/4th of the way through the stud.

Do you guys know another way to solve this problem? To makes things worse, I have a screw on tire. It's pretty much a ticking time bomb right now...

Thank you guys in advance for answering this question!

09-19-2017, 04:56 PM	#1
Exrald Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS & 2022 GR86 Location: San Francisco Posts: 208 Thanks: 217 Thanked 32 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Broken/Free-spinning Wheel Stud So I have a pre-owned 2013 Scion FRS. Recently, I replaced the Aftermarket Wheel it came with to 18x9.5 Wedssports. Unknowingly, the previous owner replaced the OEM stud with an extended wheel Stud. So, I used an OEM sized Lugnut. As we were putting on the lugnuts, we realized that there's a gap. So as we used the drill and torque wrench to tighten the nut, the wheel stud came off from the back/hub. Now, the stud is free spinning with the wheel and lugnut on. We tried numerous ways to untorque/remove the lugnut from the stud, but it would not come off. We resided with drilling the Lugnut and the wheel stud. We already went through a lot of drill bits, and don't have much time to finish it. We're only about 1/4th of the way through the stud. Do you guys know another way to solve this problem? To makes things worse, I have a screw on tire. It's pretty much a ticking time bomb right now... Thank you guys in advance for answering this question!