My good buddies at the tire shop cross threaded a lug nut and rammed that baby on with their 2000 ft-lb air wrench. When the next poor chump (me) took that wheel off the lug wrung off so now there is just a broken stub. So the Einsteins at the tire place are saying 'don't worry, we'll take care of you.' I say 'YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF ME.' Thanks very much. So I am wanting to just fix it myself and I have a couple of questiones:
1. Removing broken lug seems straight-forward enough. Just drill it out, right? If I have to, nibble it away with a dremel tool. Is there a better way?
2. Can I 'press' the new stud in by just pulling it into position by tightening a nut on the wheel side? I would imagine a beefy washer under the nut to spread the load would be good. Is this a practical approach to installing the stud?
In an ideal world I guess the most correct method would be to pull that axle out and do both operations with a press. I just want to do it on the vehicle. Hope this question is not so simple that I am insulting anyone's intelligence out there. I am just wanting to get my XJ fixed right and I will do it in my driveway if I can. TIA for all suggestions..................
1. Removing broken lug seems straight-forward enough. Just drill it out, right? If I have to, nibble it away with a dremel tool. Is there a better way?
2. Can I 'press' the new stud in by just pulling it into position by tightening a nut on the wheel side? I would imagine a beefy washer under the nut to spread the load would be good. Is this a practical approach to installing the stud?
In an ideal world I guess the most correct method would be to pull that axle out and do both operations with a press. I just want to do it on the vehicle. Hope this question is not so simple that I am insulting anyone's intelligence out there. I am just wanting to get my XJ fixed right and I will do it in my driveway if I can. TIA for all suggestions..................