Griffin13

So I tried taking my ZJ in last night to have the half shaft replaced and it started wobbling really bad so I parked it and decided to look at it this morning when I could see. I went out and this is what I found... Any idea how this could have happened?

brg0012

Have you recently taken it to a tire shop? Most likely they were over torqued.

bheath

you gotta watch the tire shop people. they'll screw up (no pun intended) you studs/lug nuts, in a heart beat. im probably missing 4 or 5 lug nuts because of those idiots.

Big David

I use to bash the tire shops also,untill I installed new lug studs & I wrung them off with a 4 way lug wrench.

Blame Chrysler for going with the cheapest studs they could find.

I will get chromoly studs,one day.

I've learned that they do NOT like to have ANY angled torque applied to them.IE,lug wrench,socket & ratchet.

Get a air/electric impact gun.The studs will thank you.

dave1123

Best to use an electric impact and check with a torque wrench.

Horror story; My wife had 4 tires mounted on her Dodge at Sears, went about 50 miles and had all 4 tires wobbling. They didn't torque them enough, because they were afraid of breaking them. Both extremes are not good.

Griffin13

Thanks for all the help guys, I am thinking that the lugs were really loose when I went wheeling the other day and backed themselves off causing the studs to snap off. Luckily I was able to drive it home the next day before I noticed any issues. I got new studs put in yesterday so now time to tackle the CV joint and half shaft...