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Originally Posted by JeremyR
Whoa whoa whoa..broken studs on a 2017 car?
Who tightened your lug nuts last?? I would take it back there and demand they repair it.
Sounds like whoever tightened them last either cross threaded them and/or blasted the lugs on with an impact and not a torque wrench.
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The same company that put the wheels/tires on were the last to touch the lug nuts. I initially just thought they were over-torqued so I took the car to them to have the lug nuts loosened and torqued to proper spec so I can get them off myself to do my upgrades, and they broke a stud off and tried to charge me for it!
Instead of throwing a fit, I decided to just take this as an opportunity to learn to do it myself, and save myself money in the future if it happens again.
But what sucks is I can't think of any way to safely put new tires on wheels and balance myself, other than taking it to a shop... My trust of mechanics continues to grow thin.
After some research, its apparent that the studs used on these cars are fairly cheap, all the more reason to NOT use an air wrench on them. I am replacing the studs with ARPs that have really excellent reviews and doing the install myself. Replacing rotors anyway, so its just one more thing to do before I'm finished.