so civics you cant just hammer it out like mine 
gotta take the hub off ect
gotta take the hub off ect 
one of the bolts holding on my wheel broke, how safe to drive with 3 lug nuts?
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definatly a wheel bearings, mines doing the same and i just put new ones in less then 5 months ago... oh how i love shredding axles causing the torque on the outer not to losen and f**k my wheel bearings.
What i would do, your local mechanic should have a hydrolic press (Someone you trust to work on your car)
pull the whole spindle yourself (undo the upper/lower ball joints, axle nut, and tie rod) and take just the spindle to him to have it all pressed apart and back together. It'll save you alot of money.
Id also HIGHLY recomennd replacing ALL wheel studs while its apart, as if one broke, and the others are the same age, what may that tell you?
Better safe then sorry IMO.
Its like my philosphy on taking a transmission out.... dont do it if you dont plan to replace the clutch. Even if it LOOKS good, you really honestly have no idea when it'll go.
thank god i dont drive near any of you people.
it is so fuking unsafe to drive a car without the proper number of bolts in place.
any kind of wheel bend/flex can loosen other ones and then, POOF.
there goes your tire and probably your car...and the people next to you.
if it was ok to ride with 3 lugnuts, then why didnt the factory make it like that.
be safe and do it right.
it is so fuking unsafe to drive a car without the proper number of bolts in place.
any kind of wheel bend/flex can loosen other ones and then, POOF.
there goes your tire and probably your car...and the people next to you.
if it was ok to ride with 3 lugnuts, then why didnt the factory make it like that.
be safe and do it right.
You drive w/three lugs pretty hard? WTF, I'm sorry that's just plain stupid, go buy a lug nut you cheap ass lolIve had 3 lugs on my left front wheel for like 4-5 months now. Havent had one problem. Sometimes I drive pretty hard.....
Go head, flame away.
It's just a dumb risk for a 2 dollar missing part. That's allGoddamn, so much animosity against people driving with 3 lugsYou guys act as if accidents resulting from improper number of lug nuts are at an all time high
quick google article
http://www.zurichna.com/uug/maintenance.nsf/all/4E550A8EEF0779F7852572C6006BE33B!opendocument&changemenu=no
You act as is driving w/missing lugnuts is no big deal
I'm in no way saying it's just fine to roll around with fewer lugnuts permanently, but it's ok for this guy to drive his car to work for a day or two until he fixes the issue. To me, driving around with improperly inflated tires is a bigger deal than missing a lugnut.It's just a dumb risk for a 2 dollar missing part. That's all
quick google article
http://www.zurichna.com/uug/maintenance.nsf/all/4E550A8EEF0779F7852572C6006BE33B!opendocument&changemenu=no
You act as is driving w/missing lugnuts is no big deal
True, there's just people stating that they've been driving like this for years, I'm just shocked at that.
Yup, they're dumbasses alright.
Didn't read everything but think about it. 3-4 tight spots, 1-4 loose spots. GIve it time for the hub to wiggle or wobble. May not happen but I would not want to be in the car when one or more of the other 3 break. Play it safe for your life and your car, get it replaced.