The other week I rotated my tires and one of the tires didnt fit right but i kept tightening the lugnuts until it fit which i probably shouldnt have done. Now i went to screw the lugnut tighter because it felt rather loose and the screw broke off so i only have 4 lugnuts holding the rear left wheel. Anyone know of the part i need to order or what this part is called?

 

It's called a wheel stud. I don't know the part no. but you can go to the dealer and get one. They aren't that much. Now, replacing it may be rather involved.

 

ok thanks for the quick response. Ill have to check it out tomorrow.

 

if you're mechanically inclined you can replace the stud yourself. If not then you can pay a shop around $50 for the part and labor to replace it.
-GP-

 

It's not that big of a deal. The studs are really cheap and all t he shop does is hammer out the old one. You can do it yourself, but it may offer better peice of mind to have a shop do it since they can use an air hammer which will pop it out much quicker without much risk of missing the stud and impacting the rotor assembly.

Next time, just remember if you have any doubt that things aren't fitting right, to retry and make sure you're not missing anything. Buy a $2 tube of anti-seize and put a dab inside the wheel lugs next time you take them off. It will reduce you're chances of cross-threading and make twisting the lugs down far easier. Also, the lugs only need 75-85 ft/lbs which isn't a whole lot if you're using a 15-18" breaker bar.

 

But it sure is hard if you're using the factory lug wrench that's only 3" long.