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Ummm, i accidently snapped one of the wheel studs after changing my brake pads, is it safe to drive around in temporarily (with the remaining 4 studs), untill i get it fixed???

think about it this way 1/5 of the studs is 2/5 more dangerous, drive it with a 3/5 less throttle in 4/5 of a week to get it fixed before your car becomes 5/5 of the scenery.

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well, i guess it could depend on the condition of the other 4. I did the same thing once and i actually got pulled over and got a defect for it (amongst others) albeit it was a canary yellow V8 commodore which stood out like dogs balls haha Safety-wise, its probably not the best idea as the wheel could potentially fall off (worse case scenario) but if you are desperate like i was, you can as long as you dont do anything stupid. Best advice is to get it fixed asap.

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yeah i got mine welded on....but it snapped off again later. I must be too strong haha make sure if you get new ones they are the right length....cos my one ended up being longer than the others and the nut didnt fit. Luckily i had 50million of the buggers lying around. Its no big drama and it shouldnt cost you much. If you just twisted it off the hub thingy, you can reuse your original bolt.

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one less won't kill you..

my other car i found out only had 3 studs on each wheel (and it only had 4 to start with).. and i've been driving like that since i got it for around 15,000km with no probs. If the others are done tightly i don't think the wheel is going to fall off.

But yeah, get it fixed if possible :D

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