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Broken Alloy Lock nut screw...

  • 07-07-2009 7:48pm
    #1
    B00MSTICK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭


    Terrible description I know.

    Somehow I've maaged to break off the one of the parts that attaches the alloy to the car. Its now stuck in the lock screw. Was just tightening the alloy on when *bam* nut becomes loose. Took out nut and see that the screw bit (no idea what its called) has broken clean off the car.

    First thought is that this is going to be a pain in the **** to fix and very expensive too unless its just a screw + bolt that I need?

    Anyone care to put me out of my misery?


Comments

  • #2
    Flyer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Flyer1


    Few ways around it.

    Could try drilling it out, not very successful on wheel nuts.

    Other option is to weld a small bar to whats left of the nut and turn it off.

    Other people might have some ideas to throw in.


  • #3
    B00MSTICK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭B00MSTICK


    I think its a new hub I need

    Its not the alloy nut/bolt that Im worried about, its the fact that it just snapped off the car :o


  • #4
    sundodger5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭sundodger5


    if it was not cross threaded then you can drill a hole down the middle and get a set of easy outs from the auto factor. they bite in to the stud and allow you to turn the broken stud.


  • #5
    DirtyDiesels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭DirtyDiesels


    i had a car in the garage a few weeks ago and we used easy outs...took a few attempts but they worked.


  • #6
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    sundodger5 wrote: »
    if it was not cross threaded then you can drill a hole down the middle and get a set of easy outs from the auto factor. they bite in to the stud and allow you to turn the broken stud.

    had to do this once before, they work fine....do the job quite nicely


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