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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Check manufacturer torque specs as not all are the same and always re-torque after 100 kms or so after installing wheels. Most car's I've owned have had specs between 80-90 ft-lbs it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer but I've seen plenty of people on car forums break studs by overtightening.
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I'm not surpised by the stud breaking due to age of the vehicle and that I haven't always used a torque wrench and have likely overtightened the wheels due to that.
I was just surprised how loose the wheel was after losing the stud .... wouldn't have thought that the other lug nuts would have loosened that much in that short period of time ... not more than 200 km.