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one of my lug nuts won't go on and im takeing it to emissons help?

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they will fail me if im missing just one just one fregging lug nut

the bolt thing it screws on ( lol so newbie term'd ) and i do not know if its the rotor that i need replaced or if i can just tempary glue it on lol and replace the rotor later

any suggestions or shoul di just spend 20 bucks on a new rotor before i go
 
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What the hell are you talking about?

The lug nuts attach to the lugs, which are simply pressed into the hub. They go through the rotor, but aren't attached. So, why the heck are you wanting to but a new rotor? Why not go any buy a lug, or a lug nut, and just replace it.

As for passing, it really depends on the shop you go to to get it tested.
 
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Blackmage said:
i don't know the terms or what it is

how hard is it to understand the thing the lug nut tightens too

jesus you guys are so fucking childish.
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That would be the lug. . . And the nut that goes on it, the lugnut. It's hard to offer advice, when you don't know what exactly is going on. A shop manual would be very helpful in a situation like this, when you don't know the name of a part.

As for being childish, are you going to take my childish advice of simply going and purchasing a new lug from an autostore, and installing it?
 
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Blackmage said:
or if i can just tempary glue it on lol and replace

any suggestions or shoul di just spend 20 bucks on a new rotor before i go
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Talk about childish read the quote. How is this post on even still existing? Where are the moderators? There are a zillion posts in the archive that address this exact issue.

Please do a search next time!
 
Discussion starter · #8 ·
thing is I DID DO A SEARCH and toooo manyt hings come up with wheel and lug

im not going to sit here for a fucking hour and read useless topics that have nothign to do with my problem

but yeah i shoulda know it was just a stud when i replace my rotors i planned on buying those bolts

i do have a shop manual but its a friends house cuz he wanted to read it so he knows what im talkin bout all the time

also what are the length for those studs ?
 
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Ok, take off the wheel and bang the little lug thingy (We will call a wheel stud) out. Go down to your local parts store and say it came off of car X and see if they have one.

If you don't have the time, or don't want to bother with that part, you can just glue the Lug nut to the wheel without the stud in the hub. Not good for driving on, but Viola, you now have all you lug nuts on the car. (Unless the inspection is going to take off the wheels to check for emissions.)
 
Discussion starter · #15 ·
yeah i thought i could just easily pound that thing out but i haven't took the back tire off maybe i'll ask the car place across the street who i talked to bout doing my cv axles in when they do that next week
 
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The wheel studs are lightly pressed in from the back of the hub/bearing assembly which is clearly in view when you have the wheel removed. I'm guessing you have broken a stud off inside the lugnut? Not sure, but in an case you do not need a new rotor. Go to any parts store and tell them you need a stud and a nut for your car. Knock the broken one out, and place the new one in the same hole that the old one came out of. Replace the wheel, and use the nut to draw the new stud into place. Retorque all of the remaining nuts and you're set.
 
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wow jeez, im a newbie on this forum also but god damn i didnt excpect to hear something like this on this forum lmao. i work at advance auto and i have to deal with these types of questions everyday lol."is the windshield washer fluid gonna hurt my engine?" lol
 
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If you take your tire off, you will see bolts (the threaded things that are sticking out of the circular thing [rotor]) If that is broken, you need to take it out, either with a punch and hammer or drill it out. Then go to an auto place and get yourself a new stud. Take the old one with you so they can get the right diameter for your car. Put the new one in and put the nut on it and tighten it so the stud stays in place when you put your wheel back on. Then take the nut back off, put your wheel on, put all the lugs back on and you should be good to go.
 
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mvel4621 said:
wow jeez, im a newbie on this forum also but god damn i didnt excpect to hear something like this on this forum lmao. i work at advance auto and i have to deal with these types of questions everyday lol."is the windshield washer fluid gonna hurt my engine?" lol
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KyleownsaGSX said:
lol i love how this isn't even a DSM newbie question. This is a "hi, i know nothing about cars and i own a dsm!!" question. He should have just bought a Honda, then he only has four lug nuts to worry about. lol
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xerox707 said:
If you take your tire off, you will see bolts (the threaded things that are sticking out of the circular thing [rotor]) If that is broken, you need to take it out, either with a punch and hammer or drill it out. Then go to an auto place and get yourself a new stud. Take the old one with you so they can get the right diameter for your car. Put the new one in and put the nut on it and tighten it so the stud stays in place when you put your wheel back on. Then take the nut back off, put your wheel on, put all the lugs back on and you should be good to go.
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