Lug Nuts/Studs

[spencersausser]

OK, please help me out here. What's the deal with our studs breaking off when I go to loosen the lug nuts? I've broken 2 before and when I started loosening them yesterday to rotate my tires, I stopped with 1 of them because I could tell it was going to twist and break the stud. The first time, the guy at Firestone told me that it's normal. Is there a fix for this? Does this happen to everyone? BTW, I have a 97 2wd 4R. Thank you.

 

[Singtoe]

I have never broken a nut off unintentionally. :hatsoff:

 

[Singtoe]

Sounds like they were over tightened. If you can't gauge how tight to tighten lung nuts, buy a torque wrench and tighten to 85 ft.

If you do a lot of water crossings or boat launches, it would be advisable to use an anti seize on the threads to prevent galling and corrosion.

 

[Stick Figure]

Other trick is to let them cool a bit before breaking them loose. I've never had an issue with mine either for what its worth.