Uffe6y Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Today I lost my wheel when I was driving...I put on a spacer last year an converted the boltpattern to bmw;s e46...easier to find rims here in Sweden. I had to cut the originalbolts to fit in to the spacer,,one bolt was already gone because I had snap it when I was changing to wintertires. The qustion is: do I have to replace the whole bearinghouse or is it possible to change the bolts by warming them or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Those bolts can be pressed out of the hub flange... and you can replace them.. Check http://www.rockauto.com for wheel STUDS... Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe6y Posted October 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Today I lost my wheel when I was driving...I put on a spacer last year an converted the boltpattern to bmw;s e46...easier to find rims here in Sweden. I had to cut the originalbolts to fit in to the spacer,,one bolt was already gone because I had snap it when I was changing to wintertires. The qustion is: do I have to replace the whole bearinghouse or is it possible to change the bolts by warming them or something? what do you call those bolts in english? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Today I lost my wheel when I was driving...I put on a spacer last year an converted the boltpattern to bmw;s e46...easier to find rims here in Sweden. I had to cut the originalbolts to fit in to the spacer,,one bolt was already gone because I had snap it when I was changing to wintertires. The qustion is: do I have to replace the whole bearinghouse or is it possible to change the bolts by warming them or something? what do you call those bolts in english? As Mike indicated they're called studs. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe6y Posted October 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Today I lost my wheel when I was driving...I put on a spacer last year an converted the boltpattern to bmw;s e46...easier to find rims here in Sweden. I had to cut the originalbolts to fit in to the spacer,,one bolt was already gone because I had snap it when I was changing to wintertires. The qustion is: do I have to replace the whole bearinghouse or is it possible to change the bolts by warming them or something? what do you call those bolts in english? As Mike indicated they're called studs. I´m sorry..didnt read the whole sentence.. but thank you for all help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Sounds like you had loose nuts. This happened to me once (not on the Caddy) at highway speed going around a corner. Didn't loose the wheel but poped 4 of 6 studs. 2001 STS Mettalic Otter Grey, Black Leather, 213,000 kilometers - miles - ? Still running strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 You know because you have a spacer, you might be able to get longer studs for that purpose.... Check it out.. Mike They probably snapped because they were too short due to the spacer or as Rickster noted they were loose Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe6y Posted October 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 You know because you have a spacer, you might be able to get longer studs for that purpose.... Check it out.. Mike They probably snapped because they were too short due to the spacer or as Rickster noted they were loose No I dont think so,,,the spacer was a converted version to an oyher boltpattern so I had to cut the originalbolts 10 mm so the spacer fit without sticking out ...the I put on the wheel on the bolts who was on the spacer and they where i original size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 ok I understand Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I was told a loose wheel would make a noise you could not have missed. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe6y Posted October 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I was told a loose wheel would make a noise you could not have missed. It took from the redlight about 50 meter without a varning sound until it just snapt I was told a loose wheel would make a noise you could not have missed. It took from the redlight about 50 meter without a varning sound until it just snapt sorry about my terrible english,,Its difficult to write about technical things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I understand, it sounds like you are saying that you took off hard in first gear HARD, causing first and second gears to WIND OUT... snapping the studs... Why do you need the spacers? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 He has BMW wheels because it's hard to get Caddy aftermarket wheels in Sweden. The spacer is an adapter from Cadillac to BMW wheel mount. He had to grind the original Cadillac studs back to clear the BMW wheel. The Cadillac studs snapped. I suspect that one or more was overtorqued or loose. Let's make sure that we make clear the importance of using a torque wrench when putting on wheels by hand. Those air wrenches at the tire places are actually pretty good torque wrenches, and most people have no idea. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I once used a penetrate like a super lube on my lug nuts and SNAPPED one on my 91 Seville because the LUBE allowed me to over tighten the lugs before I reached the torque spec... Genius, but I was NOT aware of how much the lube would decrease the actual torque reading.. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 BodybyFisher -- you're right -- the torque applies for clean, driy threads on both stud and nut. I recall seeing a warning in the factory shop manual just before the torque settings tables, included in the fastner warnings that says not to use lubricant on torqued bolts unless specifically instructed otherwise in the instructions for that step. I never saw that before, but I'll never forget it now. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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