tvsjr

Yup. If this isn't a troll, the cause has to be improperly-torqued lugs.

BareBonesXL

he did sya the was loose. whew knews

crankinaway

This is the only answer.

The question is by whom and how do you prove to them that you didn't do anything. Probably not going to happen and you are have to buck up and pay....but please choose another dealer because that price is way out there.

Wicked ace

I could see where this is really quite possible. I noticed when new trucks are shipped, plastic protection covers are over the rotors. Part of dealer prep is to remove these. When I got my truck I had 18" sport take-offs I wanted to put on instead of the painted aluminum wheels. The truck had less than 1000 miles on it when I went to put them on. ALL of the lug nuts I could remove easily with just a 1/2" ratchet. Some of them I could have loosened with a 3/8" wrench. I don't want to disparage anyone but the lower level persons aren't trained properly to do their job. More importantly there was no QC/QA to ensure the job was done right. So I wouldn't be quick to condemn the OP. If those lugnuts were torqued properly that wouldn't happen. OP has a case against the dealer if not a lawsuit.

cthusker

Totally agree with this statement. $2600 to repair is I'm amazed people take no time to understand almost anything about the vehicles they drive.....

Subcomms018

This just happened to my truck as well. 2 studs over the past year randomly broke. Then last week 2 more broke. Was drving north on 95 doing 75 and all 6 sheared clean off. Scary as ****, Mr. Tire had done all of the work. The only change made was i went to smaller tires a year ago, i was running 37x13.5x20 and went down to 35x12.5x20. All off the problems when i went down in tire size which makes zero sense.

mikeinatlanta

My delivery inspection showed that all wheels were improperly torqued. Very uneven and undertorqued to varying degrees. Big question from me is why aren't guys checking immediately upon delivery? I do admit to not bothering with an extensive pre delivery inspection on my wife's 100% Japanese content Infinity Q60 or Mazda MX5, but on a Kansas Ford it's a no brainer to check everything.

F175

That will do it. Anti seize will lube the stud, and if torqued to dry spec, they will stretch and be way over torqued. Never use anti seize on wheel studs! If you do, you need to torque to wet lube specs, of which I doubt are known.

Wrenchbender

Thanks for that its coefficient of Friction with Big Pieces of Construction Equipment it is required to use Never Seize and yes it does increase the Torque Value to a higher Amount we use to use Torque Multipliers that would be 1 to 3 so lets say 400 f lbs. was needed you would use this Multiplier and yes that's how the Lug nuts got order torqued they used Never Seize and Probably used a Air Gun people are lazy they will take the easy way out.

w00t692

So glad my electric impact i use torques to around 145-155 ft/lbs on the the 2nd torque setting and 80 ft/lbs on the lowest setting. Perfect for my truck and my wifes car lol.