I had a razor blade put a 1" long slit in between two of the lugs on my tires last night. So I break out the lug wrench and go to undoing lugs and one of them is incredibly difficult to back off. Sure enough, once it's off the lug and lug nut are completely trashed. Great. Just what I needed. So I put the spare on (which I found out also has a small leak in it) and go to tighten the lugs and two of the lugs start spinning after they get some decent torque on them. Woo hoo. Go me. So now I gotta buy a new tire and some new lugs and a lug nut or two. How hard is it to replace the lugs on the rear axle? I haven't bothered to take a look at it cause it just frustrates the heck outta me. Thanks yall.

 

I haven't had to tear into the ones on my dodge yet, (knock on wood ), but if they're anything like the ones were on the 14 bolt in my old chevy, it's a fairly easy job. You just have to pull the drums off to do it . Once you get the drums off, just beat em out with a hand sledge, then insert the new ones, mount the drum back on and then put the wheel on and use the lug nuts to seat the studs in the drum. I think

 

Thankfully I don't have drums. Gotta love rear disc's.

 

Then it should be even easier. Just pull the rotors and use the same method of beating out the studs and using lug nuts to seat the new ones.

 

Hey Blue,

I'd be carefull of having the tire on there while you seat your new bolts; might do some damage to the holes on the rim?

I would either take the rotor off, and pound them in from the backside till they are flush, (not sure how much of a job it is to R/R rotor), or, use some washers to take up space on the threads, and put the nut on with the bevel side towards you, while you tighten it up with the wrench/tire iron.

However, that's just "my" idea, and I could be all wet, so too speak .

Just don't want you to inadvertently ruin a rim as well.

Dewey

 

I could see this being a concern if you were running some soft alloy aluminum rims, but if they're steel, no problem. People have been replacing lug studs like this longer than I've been alive. 30+ years

 

JAX, your right....LOL, I was "assuming" (and, I know, not supposed to "assume") that he had aluminum rims, like are on mine.....

But, even with steel, wouldn't that put a lot of stress on the holes?

Dewey

 

Well I definately wouldn't use my mickey thompson rims to pull the studs back on. Definately the spare rim which is most definately steel.

 

I would replace them all, not just a few. The rest will probably follow the leaders. Also make sure the nuts are the same size as what's remaining.