Snapped Patrol wheel stud

Hi there,

Wheel studs on the Patrol are pressed in so will have to remove hub, press the snapped stud out and press in a new one. Haven't done myself but I would imaging a big arse haudraulic press would be needed. Could try a big arse hammer and punch but don't know if it is big arsed enough.

Nissan Genuine ones are around $12 each. Front ones are shorter than rear. I bought aftermarket ones for $4 each. Went through this to match wheels of our Aussie Swag Camper to our GU Patrol. ALKO would not warrant alloys with their wheel studs so had to buy my own. Bought the Nissan rear ones as they were longer and also bought 3 extras as spares (heard about people snapping theirs so though I should have a couple of backup). The aftermarket ones are "Nice Products" part number NS469. Can take photos of the new stud pack if you want (going camping for 2 weeks tomorrow so get in quick).

Hope this helps.

Regards
David

Front or rear?
A hammer will knock it out and insert the new one.
You can pull the new one in with the wheel nut. Put some washers on the stud first with plenty of grease and pull it in with a wheel brace. They go in OK.
You may have to remove the caliper and disc rotor first.

GUIII

I had the unfortunate experience iin my 2003 GU series 3 of having two studs break off after changing a wheel and then driving for about 300KM without checking the nuts. I did them up real tight using the supplied brace in the vehicle, but apparently the nuts worked loose. When I got the vehicle to a Nissan dealer he organised the genuine spares (overnight freight from Melbourne to Barossa SA)

They are a press fit, inserted from the rear.

When he changed them the guy just tapped them with a hammer to pop them out. The new ones were drawn in as described above using some washers and the new wheel nuts. The nuts were more expensive than the studs because they are domed and chromed.

The holes in the alloy wheel were elongated from running a few KM whilst wobbling. The cost of a new road wheel was quoted as $900.00. I got mine repaired at a wheel factory . They put in steel iserts and re machined the lot.

The moral of the story is - "Check your nuts carefully".

By the way there are several stories floating around about similar failures on Nissan and Toyota.

Kings

It is not uncommon for wheel studs to break. Nissan, Toyota, I had 2 break on a borrowed Honda Accord.

It can be caused by all kinds of things but I believe the primary cause is rattle guns. They do wheel nuts up "close enough".

Sometimes they are too tight and other times they are too lose. If you look in any workshop manual for any car, truck,4wd or whatever you will find that vehicle manufacturers specify a torque setting for the wheel studs/nuts. I always check mine with the torque wrench 'cause then I know it's right. Since I started doing this I have never had a problem with nuts breaking and the missus can get them off if she has to.

Duncs