Wheel stud fracture/loose tire
So I switched out my winters for summers on an 04 Explorer 10 days ago ... did it myself. Haven't always used a torque wrench but presently do.
Driving to work today had a bad vibration. Check lug nuts and find a missing lug nut with broken stud and loose lug nuts on left rear tire. I'm talking LOOSE lug nuts, like I could turn them with my hand.
Question is ..... could a broken stud (metal fatigue, wasn't broken when I changed them) from changing tires lead to that much lug loosening or was someone trying to steal a tire and didn't have enough time and left loose lug nuts which resulted in the stud breaking? Or is someone trying to kill me?
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