How to Replace Lug Nut Studs : Preparing a New Lug Nut Stud Surface

If you've got to replace a lug nut stud, learn how to prepare a new surface and get your car tire fixed in this free auto repair video.

Expert: Nathan McCullough
Bio: Nathan McCullough graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College with a GPA of 3.5 and received their Craftsmanship Award and Honor Seal.
Filmmaker: Robert Rogers

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• replacing lug nuts
• lug nut studs
• replace lug nuts
• vehicle maintenance
• car maintenance
• maintenance tips
• mechanical tips
• car parts

[mescotto]

Is it so hard to number your videos, expert village?????

[junekentucky]

@dafunkmonster ... never tighten lugs with impacts... hmm, guess the millions of times that's done every day at tire stores are flukes since I don't see them breaking any studs..

[holland155]

Thank You Nate McCullough,! ( I hope I spelled your name correctly), for the easiest and best answerer to my question! Your instructions were easy to understand and worked for me to a TEE! An Absolutely UN-complicated repair procedure without any special tools as my mechanic had told me! I went to my local junk yard pulled a CV Joint Nut, 22mm .. and did the freezer trick too! I will search for more of tour videos! THANK YOU! Steve I 07030

[AnTicAC3Z]

would this work on atv's to?

[PerfectallyNormal]

Will this work for a standard 4 lug car?

[sumdedgie]

@junekentucky No fluke, because its when you try to take them off again that they break. The impact gets it on whilst at the same time mangaling the thread making it quite often impossible to remove the nut without breaking the stud.

[MrHonda619]

Id give my left lug nut to work with something like that

[sonicnofadz]

Banging on the lug nut (and wheel hub) with a hammer is a great way to destroy your wheel bearing. Instead of banging with a hammer, use a clamp style press (with a large socket to fit over the rear side of the lugnut) to press out the stud without causing impact damage to the wheel bearing ( a big no no).

[wafrederick]

There is a special tool to install lug studs and I do have one which I bought from my Matco tool dealer.Problem with the lug nut metheod is you throw away the lug nut right away

[Fox1991]

@mattrichardson7 congrats.