Was going to rotate my tire on a 08 Chrysler T&C....

First lug, snap off...stud broke off...so now only 4 lugs holding wheels...

It's weekend, is it okay to drive???At least til I get stud replaced...

 

Yeah 4 lugs is fine. Some cars only have 4 lugs after all. The lugnuts were stuck enough on an 08 to break the stud? Park it in a lake?

 

Yeah, the lug was very tight and I did not have a breaker bar...tried to man it out by putting my weight on one side....felt it gave in but them shear right off....stupid me, should off find a steel pipe...but it work last time I rotate it....but then...Cheap Chrysler parts....

 

You'll be fine. I see lots of cars with 1 broken stud, everyday. Not even a problem to drive it until its convenient to fix it.
Oh, its very common with chrysler lugs....

 

Wouldn't go forever, though. Note, everyone agrees it'll work for a little while.
Long term...don't blow it off. Get it replaced.

Sucky part...it's pressed in from the back. Have to do some dis-assembly to do the job.

Other advice, hit them with wd-40 when you put the lugs back on. Keeps corrosion
from binding them on your next removal.

Ern

 

+1 to this
dont put it off forever
whenever i rotate my tires i put an anti-seizing compound on the studs, they stay tight and makes it a breeze to get the nuts off in the future

 

Yup, I was waiting to used up the front cheap pads and rotor, I have an extra set stock up... Was going to do it all together.... Thinking about DIY...

 

Replacing a stud is usually pretty simple. The only thing you'll really need specialty tool was is a tool that you put the inside end of the new stud in, and it has a bearing on the other side. Then you just tighten a lug nut onto the stud, and it draws it into the hub.

Chryslers are notorious for this problem. Even with a breaker bar it probably would have broke. If it was truly frozen, only heat would have freed it, at the cost of your wheels.

 

Oh, and an impact wrench and compressor would be a good investment

 

Broken studs when removing a lug nut usually means the nut was over tightened, normally by someone with an impact wrench at a shop.
Yes some cars have 4 lugs but they are spread evenly around the rim, with 4 out of 5 lugs there is a open spot with no torque on it. Its safe to drive but can cause the brake rotor to warp eventually.