1995 Ford Crown Victoria wheel stud

1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
29,500 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ZACK2009
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If a car shop broke one of my wheel studs in the removal of a locking lug, do they legally have to fix it?
Sep 19, 2010 at 4:57 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If the stud broke when being removed, either it was cross threaded or over tightened when it was installed. When removing the lug nut, they are doing nothing more than unscrewing a bolt. Therefore, what wrong did they do? The only thing I can think if is if they were tightening it rather than loostening it. But how can you prove that.

I wish I had a better answer, but it sounds like the last person which installed it may have caused the problem.
Sep 27, 2010 at 9:54 PM
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