Crossthreaded lugnut
#1
Crossthreaded lugnut
So when I took my car to the body shop almost a year ago, they had to remove the wheel to do some things...
I did my breaks a couple weeks ago, and when trying to remove the driver side wheel a single lug nut was very difficult to turn... As I pulled it off I noticed a ton of metal filings on the thread, and it looks pretty bad.... It's been so long, that the body shop denies ever doing something like that without telling their customers (i'm so pissed at this body shop for other reasons... Don't ever go to ServiceKing!!!!), so they wont fix it...
What are my options, do I have to replace the ... what is it? a hub? What part is it I'd be looking for, I would like to know the costs involved to determine if I want to fix it, or just disclose it when I sell...
I did my breaks a couple weeks ago, and when trying to remove the driver side wheel a single lug nut was very difficult to turn... As I pulled it off I noticed a ton of metal filings on the thread, and it looks pretty bad.... It's been so long, that the body shop denies ever doing something like that without telling their customers (i'm so pissed at this body shop for other reasons... Don't ever go to ServiceKing!!!!), so they wont fix it...
What are my options, do I have to replace the ... what is it? a hub? What part is it I'd be looking for, I would like to know the costs involved to determine if I want to fix it, or just disclose it when I sell...
#8
sorry it's been a lil bit, i've been SUPER busy...
i haven't examined the threads since i've last taken off the tire, and in the hope of not messing them up any more I've attempted to find the least amount of reasons to take off the tire.... But I might try to see if i can die-cut them
i haven't examined the threads since i've last taken off the tire, and in the hope of not messing them up any more I've attempted to find the least amount of reasons to take off the tire.... But I might try to see if i can die-cut them
#9
OK It's been a while, but I needed new tires and was getting some A/C work done, etc... Lots of money down the drain, but I got the shop to do all 5 of the studs for $40+tax... Not bad if i must say so myself... it was beyond re-cutting the threads, and in fact when they were taking the wheel off the stud sheared off. that's taken care of, didn't require any bearing packing or anything...
as for the comment of going a year.. yeahhhh i was tryign to avoid taking it off soley because of the cross-thread... however I did get new tires at the same time and inspected my tires... across the surface there was only a 1/32 (at MAX) difference, so it wore pretty evenly, even with -1.7 camber in the rear.
as for the comment of going a year.. yeahhhh i was tryign to avoid taking it off soley because of the cross-thread... however I did get new tires at the same time and inspected my tires... across the surface there was only a 1/32 (at MAX) difference, so it wore pretty evenly, even with -1.7 camber in the rear.
#10
Dang $40+tax is cheap if the hub is the same as the one in my 2000 LX. I sheared a lug off a while back and tried to DIY. Then I figured out the whole hub had to come off in order to replace a $1.50 part. Can't DIY removing a hub on a 2000 LX unless you have a hydraulic press in your garage. Had to take it to the shop and pay around $75 for an hour's worth of labor.