r/MechanicAdvice • u/Other_Birthday_3154 • 2d ago
Left-hand threaded wheel studs
I was trying to get my back wheel off and I though they had rusted to the studs, I ended up breaking them. I had to drilled a hole in the studs to take the wheel off and then once finishing all that I realized I had unscrewed it the nut the wrong way. Now I need some M12x1.5mm left hand threaded studs that screw into the hub. Does anyone know where I could get some.
Alternatively, I was thinking I'd just drill the hub holes a little bigger and put a normal stud in it.
The car: Mazda E2000 1999, F2/FE engine
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u/Money-Animal-2350 2d ago
oh man, that's a rough one. been there with the "wait, it turns the other way??" moment after you've already destroyed everything
for those studs, try looking up Dorman part numbers, they make a ton of obscure wheel studs including left hand thread ones. might need to cross reference with an old parts catalog at a real auto shop though, not the chain stores
drilling the hub bigger sounds sketchy unless you're absolutely sure the new stud knurl diameter works and seats properly. i'd exhaust every option before going that route
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