Lug nut broke off the hub!!!

[PROJECT N00b]

I was tightening the bolts on the wheel after I drove it because it felt like the wheel was bouncing whilst driving. I was just tightening it right now and I thought it was the one that was loose so I kept tightening it till it was torqued and it kept spinning and spinning and now its broken.

1. Should it have even broken off even after driving it?

2. I had a feeling that I should have waited till it cooled down, but I just tightened it as soon as I stopped somewhere.

 

[Ckanderson]

are you turbo or N/A?

 

[PROJECT N00b]

1zz matrix XR.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

...CK!!!

 

[Ckanderson]

It's obviously the extreme torque of the matrix xr...

I recomend detuning the motor.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

Lmfao...actually, even if the hub/brakes are hot it still shouldn't do that...atleast i think. because if thats the case then toyota needs to replace it free of charge.

 

[Ckanderson]

did you use a torque wrench?

 

[PROJECT N00b]

No, i used a cross iron (?). But do you get what im saying? even if its hot, it still shouldnt have broken off...its like a fucking saftey hazard.

 

[johnathan1]

It's obviously the extreme torque of the matrix xr...

I recomend detuning the motor.

QFT.

And overtightening the lugs (especially while hot) can and will strip/break them...there is actually a car-specific torque specification for lug nuts/bolts...you don't just tighten them all until you can't tighten them anymore...

But I'm guessing that your lug broke/stripped because of being overtightened by an air-gun too many times.

 

[Ckanderson]

um....I've never heard of the lug nut (or stud) being hot changing torque charichteristics

Either way. it's probibly your fault

 

[PROJECT N00b]

even if it was, i still think that it shouldnt have came off.

 

[johnathan1]

I never touch my wheels, or do any work on my car until everything has cooled down, usually overnight...just better to be safe, I suppose.

 

[johnathan1]

even if it was, i still think that it shouldnt have came off.

Yea, and I still think my head gasket shouldn't have blown.

Things break, just fix it.

 

[Ckanderson]

yep it's not hard, or very expensive to fix.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

So i DONT have to buy a new hub? just get a new lug and put it in?

 

[Ckanderson]

yes..................

 

[PROJECT N00b]

awesome! ill go to longo tomorrow.


EDIT: WAIT! how am i going to get the damn nut off?

 

[Ckanderson]

the lug?

you pound it out backwards

 

[PROJECT N00b]

no...the nut the actual thing that you tighten...

 

[Ckanderson]

wait.. the nuts still on there? you cant get the wheel off?