tony armstrong Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 i have a fourtrack 5 stud wheels and 2 of the studs have snapped on 1 wheel do you think it is still safe to use.advice please.. cheers tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 nooooooooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 less than an hours work to put right, is your life worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucky Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Most definately not, whatever load that was designed to be taken by 5 studs is now being taken by 3 ! Job will need to be done at some point, so the sooner the better. Ain't worth the risk, especially when you know it is defective and have had enough sense to think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 NO GET IT SORTED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Obviously there is a reason that there are five studs on your wheels. Have it done as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steyrman Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 less than an hours work to put right, is your life worth it. The man is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biakalblaster Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 NO-WAY! I had a wheel-stud snap on our subaru forester whilst on holiday in Norway at Trondheim, the car had started to wobble. i tightened up the remaining 4 wheel nuts and drove on a mile to get off the dual-carriageway and in that time the remaining 4 wheel nuts had started to loosen again! luckily there was a subaru dealer in Trondheim and we got the stud replaced, and 2 others that had become damaged. so i wouldnt drive anywhere with 2 of 5 snapped!! and wouldnt drive with 1 of 5 snapped again either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 NO-WAY! I had a wheel-stud snap on our subaru forester whilst on holiday in Norway at Trondheim, the car had started to wobble. i tightened up the remaining 4 wheel nuts and drove on a mile to get off the dual-carriageway and in that time the remaining 4 wheel nuts had started to loosen again! luckily there was a subaru dealer in Trondheim and we got the stud replaced, and 2 others that had become damaged. so i wouldnt drive anywhere with 2 of 5 snapped!! and wouldnt drive with 1 of 5 snapped again either in your case they were all loose as that is what breaks studs and damages threads, the wheel cannot wobble with one gone. To the OP driven sensibly make sure the rest are tight and you should be ok. However obviously something caused them to go and they are substantial on a fourtrak so worth investigating. Most of the weight is held on the hub the bolts only stop the wheel coming off the hub so they don't actually carry load as such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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