Wheel sheared off studs

[grimmjeeper]

Keep in mind that with the M14 studs, proper torque is 130 ft-lbs. A lot of tire shops take them between 80 and 100.

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[thecritter]

This is true, trick is finding the studs. It seems like most dealers don't stock parts anymore. Any good full service shop could fix this for you in a couple of hours tops. I suspect you are going to need a new wheel to replace that one, spare for now is a good plan. Point is if you can find the studs, you can still enjoy your vacation. Get a rental car to use while your Jeep is being fixed, drive it back to MO once it's repaired.

EDIT: There are different part numbers front and rear, so be sure to ask specifically for the front studs. You will want Mopar 68325126AA (Qty 5)

Good to know mine happened on a 91 Chevy truck parts were pretty easy to come by.

 

[jkuhn1113]

Update: Service has verified that the tire shop installed the wrong lug nuts. Too short. Hopefully shop will do the right thing. Damage to the rotor and axle shaft as well. Other rear wheel that lost a lug nut also damaged and cannot be put back on the road.

 

[Gorilla57]

Update: Service has verified that the tire shop installed the wrong lug nuts. Hopefully shop will do the right thing.

If that’s the case, all wheel studs on all 4 corners need to be replaced. They all are compromised.

 

[XtremeRetard]

Tons of options on Amazon by the looks. I suspect they wont be too hard to come by. And yeah, they are easy to swap.. ish..

 

[Old Jeeper]

It's actually a pretty easy fix if no other damage done. Big hammer and a punch to knock out the broken lugs/bolt/stud. Then with new stud put some grease on the splines insert stud into now empty hole stack a few washers (thicker than splines) on the threaded side of stud and tighten up lugnut to pull lug/bolt/stud all the way into roter then remove washers. Will probably have to remove the Brake Caliper to insert new stud in roter. Install wheel and good to go. I would retorque after driving a few miles to make sure everything is mated up.

YES, they were not torqued down properly IF AT ALL.

Click on the foto to see the evidence. Had this happen to me on my Jeep on a set of new tires, they missed the driver's rear wheel and it was a nice day and the window down and I began to hear the 'rumble', I pull over and not even hand tight, I had barely driven a mile.

I think what you see here is a torque that did not have enough juice or psi or was simply not adjusted to provide full wheel torque. So it had enough to hold for a while. Look at the pic and the top center and the botls to the left and right are your culprits, the pic tells the tale of the tape!

 

[Tool Guy]

YES, they were not torqued down properly IF AT ALL.

Click on the foto to see the evidence. Had this happen to me on my Jeep on a set of new tires, they missed the driver's rear wheel and it was a nice day and the window down and I began to hear the 'rumble', I pull over and not even hand tight, I had barely driven a mile.

I think what you see here is a torque that did not have enough juice or psi or was simply not adjusted to provide full wheel torque. So it had enough to hold for a while. Look at the pic and the top center and the botls to the left and right are your culprits, the pic tells the tale of the tape!

Dude, did you even bother to read post #18?

 

[mwilk012]

What wheels and what lug nuts are installed? Why were they changed?

 

[calemasters]

Wheel sheared off studs

The wheel studs did not fail in shear. The OEM wheels are hub centric. The wheel studs failed due to fatiuge.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

Post a pic of your wheel and tire setup. What brand were the wheels?

I’m kind of surprised that in the last 2 months you never felt a vibration or shimmy, or never heard a thunk or clunk.

 

[Old Jeeper]

Dude, did you even bother to read post #18?

YES DUDE I did. The installation of the wrong component led to the results that I stated...cause > effect

 

[Eyeball]

This is true, trick is finding the studs. It seems like most dealers don't stock parts anymore. Any good full service shop could fix this for you in a couple of hours tops. I suspect you are going to need a new wheel to replace that one, spare for now is a good plan. Point is if you can find the studs, you can still enjoy your vacation. Get a rental car to use while your Jeep is being fixed, drive it back to MO once it's repaired.

EDIT: There are different part numbers front and rear, so be sure to ask specifically for the rear studs. You will want Mopar 68398367AA (Qty 5)

Studs are generally pretty generic in length and thread and used across many vehicles. Any parts Jeep department even if not on the shelf can have them in an hour or so from the warehouse. Also, chain auto parts store will likely have them.

 

[Eyeball]

UPDATE: Service has verified that the tire shop installed the wrong lug nuts. Too short. Hopefully tire shop will do the right thing. Damage to the rotor and axle shaft as well. Other rear wheel that lost a lug nut also damaged and cannot be put back on the road.

I am a curious what brought this situation to life? Did you go to the shop and have new wheels installed that required new lug nuts? Did they some how grab the lug nuts from another vehicle when doing some sort of work on your Jeep? Did you pay them to swap out standard lug nuts for locking lug nuts and they installed the wrong ones? Something else?

 

[ConqSoft]

I am a curious what brought this situation to life? Did you go to the shop and have new wheels installed that required new lug nuts? Did they some how grab the lug nuts from another vehicle when doing some sort of work on your Jeep? Did you pay them to swap out standard lug nuts for locking lug nuts and they installed the wrong ones? Something else?

Agreed. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[CaJLMetalHead]

Wheel sheared right off of the Jeep’s studs while on a road trip to Florida from Missouri for vacation. What a great start to the week of vacation. Going about 75 miles per hour 45 min from our Airbnb. Cause of malfunction service advisor believes likely loose lug nuts, over torqued, or wrong lug nuts used. still waiting to hear back from them on what all the damages are besides the studs and destroyed wheel. Advised from my insurance to get a hold of the tire shop that installed them and unfortunately they are denying liability since nothing has happened since the install on May 4th. I’ve searched far an wide on here and haven’t been able to find a similar incident. The other rear passenger side is missing a lug nut too.

What a huge damper on the trip my wife and two friends were excited to have a Jeep in Florida and now we have to figure out a way back home and dealing with rental cars. Enterprise won’t let us drive their vehicles back to Missouri because of July 4th week. And then figuring out how to get the Jeep home. We count ourselves lucky that no one was injured with the wheel coming off. Luckily the wheel and tire stayed in the fender so we were safe.

My mistake for trusting a reputable tire shop in my town. Lawyers may have to be involved now. All sorts of should’ve done this or that now. Lesson learned.

UPDATE: Service has verified that the tire shop installed the wrong lug nuts. Too short. Hopefully tire shop will do the right thing. Damage to the rotor and axle shaft as well. Other rear wheel that lost a lug nut also damaged and cannot be put back on the road.

Do you have photos of the lug nuts?.. I am curious..

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