Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

umm... is this safe?? seems like it isnt....

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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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One of my wheel studs on my 94 del sol is stripped for like the first 3 threads... dont ask me how.... so i am rolling with 3 lugnuts holding it on and it doesn't wobble or make noise or anything.... am i safe to drive like this for a few days?? thanks
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Yep it's safe.. I done it for 6 months without any problems.. I'd get it fixed as soon as you can though.. Also Have you tried maybe using a tap and dye to fix the threads?
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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In the short term yes. Do not go nuts with your car during this time. I work out at Sears and we charge like 60 bucks to install it if your desperate. Do a search to see how to put one in.
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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retap it and it should be fine... main thing is to get the nut to screw onto the bolt and by tap/cleaning it, you should be able to do that..
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:24 PM
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It'll be cool...just fix it farely soon...it's not a huge problem
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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I have put one in before b/c i snapped a different one in half, and its a bitch to do to say the least.... i won't be able to do it for a few days though and i was just checking to see if it was ok to drive it on 3 lugs for a while -- thanks
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