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I have 5 stripped nuts between two tires, a bunch of the rest were put on way too tight last time I had a rotation done.
What's it typically cost to get these cut off and repaired? Friend who was going to replace the breaks for me figured $200 (not for him to do it, he's just helping out with the breaks).
I figured I'd call the place I normally take my car (that did this) and see if I could leverage having them fix the **** up. A couple of them are totally stripped, not much left.
Sunday and they're closed so curious. I've had to put in a new catalytic converter, new spark plugs, spark plug housings, transmission pan, transmission lines, and just waiting on the breaks now for this month. New tires shortly...
If just the nuts are strip you get new ones. If the lug studs are stripped it depends on design and the time it takes. Some may even require replacement of the hub assembly. Without knowing what kind of vehicle it cannot be answered.
This is why a tire shop will never be allowed to touch my toys period! I can do my own rotation myself, and I take my wheels down when I get new tires.
Are you talking lug nuts or the studs? I'm assuming you mean the studs. They are relatively easy to do. Hammer the old one. Put new one through the back of the hub. Stack some washers on the outside threaded portion of the stud and then use the lug nut to tighten it. The tightening will set/pull the stud splines through the hole in the hub. You can use a electric impact if you don't have air.
year/make/model/wheel location (F or R) goes a long way towards quantifying the situation.
the wheel studs may be readily replaceable and the stripped nuts easily removable with proper tools
the job may be trivial, it may be more involved ... but all depends upon the condition and access to the wheel studs on your car. It's possible that only the nuts are stripped and the studs are OK. Nobody knows until the wheels are off the car.
year/make/model/wheel location (F or R) goes a long way towards quantifying the situation.
the wheel studs may be readily replaceable and the stripped nuts easily removable with proper tools
the job may be trivial, it may be more involved ... but all depends upon the condition and access to the wheel studs on your car. It's possible that only the nuts are stripped and the studs are OK. Nobody knows until the wheels are off the car.
2006/Jeep/Liberty Renegade Drive side front and rear.
It appears you have a newer removable front hub vehicle. It may be cheaper to attempt to remove and replace just the stud, or the entire unit is about $100 if you do it yourself.
I'm not sure about the rear, so maybe somebody else can chime in here.
Both front and rear stud replacement is relatively easy on this car.
Remove the front disc rotor or the rear drum, hammer the studs back out of the hubs, and seat the new studs with a new nut and spacer using an impact wrench.
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