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*drifterx* · 12-14-2001, 08:41 PM

ok i have a problem.... YES AGAIN!
2 studs broke off on 1 of my axels.......
it sucks... i dont know how but i think some fucked me over... the other 2 lugs were loose so i think someone loosened them...... and the weight of the car and stuff snapped it cuz all  were loose....

does anyone know if our studs can be changed or do we have to replace the whole axel?

i think i know who did it too... i have the special inverted nuts where you need the star key wrench to open it.....

*transient* · 12-14-2001, 08:53 PM

<a href="www.jspec.com" target='_blank'>www.jspec.com</a> has Nismo replacement lugs available. I'm not sure what the pricing is on them though...

yenpit · 12-14-2001, 08:54 PM

most cars u can replace a stud, some u have to remove hub to replace, some u can sneak out without. sorry i dont know answer specific to 240. most good auto parts stores sell wheel studs....try to bring em one to match up (might as well remove a third one to match up since u cant drive til its fixed).
lug nuts can loosen on their own....once one loosens the others often follow leading to your prob. do u  "torque" your lugnuts?? original wheels to OE-specs, aftermarket alloys to 90 ft ibs.....very important!

gh6o6 · 12-14-2001, 11:19 PM

my brother had a similar problem with his 200, hed had the wrong lug on.  also have your rims/tires balanced

uuninja · 12-15-2001, 12:34 AM

Drifterx,

The studs on our cars are arbor pressed in to the hub. You can bang the stud out with a hammer. Remove the caliper and rotor to expose the hub. Then use some penetrating oil to loosen the stud then tap it out. I recently had to do this when one of the lugs became x threaded on a stud and snapped it. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

-Matt

gwong · 12-15-2001, 01:40 AM

Hey I don't know whether it's your front or rear studs, but I have a set of eight I can part out for you.  They're originally from a H&R spacer kit that I didn't have to use.

*drifterx* · 12-15-2001, 06:40 AM

mine is a 1990 240sx
and it is in the rear driverside
ok what is the chance that i get a flat 3 weeks ago on the same wheel, get my stuff stolen last week and have my lugs loosen while parking in the same space
and i know i torqued it 3 weeks ago when i did the flat......

gh6o6 · 12-15-2001, 10:14 PM

park in a different spot <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

xNotoriousGQx · 12-16-2001, 02:36 PM

That happened to me before.  One of my lug broke off.  I brought my car to MAVIS discount tires and they fixed it on the spot for $30.  They put in a new lug.

12-14-2001, 08:41 PM	#1
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok i have a problem.... YES AGAIN! 2 studs broke off on 1 of my axels....... it sucks... i dont know how but i think some fucked me over... the other 2 lugs were loose so i think someone loosened them...... and the weight of the car and stuff snapped it cuz all  were loose.... does anyone know if our studs can be changed or do we have to replace the whole axel? i think i know who did it too... i have the special inverted nuts where you need the star key wrench to open it.....

12-14-2001, 08:53 PM	#2
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	<a href="www.jspec.com" target='_blank'>www.jspec.com</a> has Nismo replacement lugs available. I'm not sure what the pricing is on them though...

12-14-2001, 08:54 PM	#3
yenpit Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Holland Michigan Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	most cars u can replace a stud, some u have to remove hub to replace, some u can sneak out without. sorry i dont know answer specific to 240. most good auto parts stores sell wheel studs....try to bring em one to match up (might as well remove a third one to match up since u cant drive til its fixed). lug nuts can loosen on their own....once one loosens the others often follow leading to your prob. do u  "torque" your lugnuts?? original wheels to OE-specs, aftermarket alloys to 90 ft ibs.....very important!

12-14-2001, 11:19 PM	#4
gh6o6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my brother had a similar problem with his 200, hed had the wrong lug on.  also have your rims/tires balanced

12-15-2001, 12:34 AM	#5
uuninja Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reston, VA Age: 47 Posts: 812 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Drifterx, The studs on our cars are arbor pressed in to the hub. You can bang the stud out with a hammer. Remove the caliper and rotor to expose the hub. Then use some penetrating oil to loosen the stud then tap it out. I recently had to do this when one of the lugs became x threaded on a stud and snapped it. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> -Matt

12-15-2001, 01:40 AM	#6
gwong Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: st. louis Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Hey I don't know whether it's your front or rear studs, but I have a set of eight I can part out for you.  They're originally from a H&R spacer kit that I didn't have to use.

12-15-2001, 06:40 AM	#7
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	mine is a 1990 240sx and it is in the rear driverside ok what is the chance that i get a flat 3 weeks ago on the same wheel, get my stuff stolen last week and have my lugs loosen while parking in the same space and i know i torqued it 3 weeks ago when i did the flat......

12-15-2001, 10:14 PM	#8
gh6o6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	park in a different spot <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

12-16-2001, 02:36 PM	#9
xNotoriousGQx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 447 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That happened to me before.  One of my lug broke off.  I brought my car to MAVIS discount tires and they fixed it on the spot for $30.  They put in a new lug.