I own a 2001 Honda Civic LX with custom rims/tires on it. I went out of town and while I was gone someone drove my car without my permission and 2 studs cracked off the wheel nearly causing the tire to fall off the vehicle. I got back and replaced the studs using a hammer to get the old ones out and pulled the new ones in with hand tools as I do not own a compressor to use my impact. After getting the studs 95% of the way in (you can see they're still about 1/8in from fully seated) I noticed whenever I drive the car it feels like it's "hobbing" like a limp almost on the tire that the studs fell off of. My question to those who read this is what you think the cause is? Is it because the studs I replaced aren't fully seated so they're wiggling when the tire rotates or could it be something bent/broken on that wheel? It's the right rear tire so it's not a drive tire no axle was damaged perhaps the spindle but I don't see or rather can't see any visible damage so any Honda tech's out there that may have seen this problem before feel free to offer me any guidance. Thanks

 

I would say it's because the studs aren't fully seated, your going to need to get them all the way in. On most honda's you need to grind/file down one side of the stud to get them to clear and pull all the way in. Maybe take a look from the back to see what's stopping it from going all the way in.

I have 2 broken studs, but most people have been telling me there's no way to replace them on our civics without seperating the hub.

 

Well, you could take the wheel to get balanced and see if anything happened during driving on it. As for the studs not being seated... that's a rather large safety risk to drive on them like that. I'd recommend getting that repaired as soon as possible.

 

Yeah I'm not driving the vehicle at the moment because I too saw it as too risky not just because of possible damage to the vehicle but because of the danger a loose wheel poses to myself and other drivers.
@ Toyo - I plan on getting it balanced here soon I need to buy a new tire for the rim anyways since the person who drove my car illegally also got a flat (and never paid me back for the tire) so when they install the new tire on the rim they should balance it for me as well.
@ Mindbomber - I'm hoping it's that simple that the "limp" is because the studs aren't fully seated and they're moving a little bit. I didn't have to grind the new ones down at all though the only thing preventing them from going in all the way is I don't have access to a compressor to use my impact and hand tools just aren't doing the job. I got them to about 1/8in like I said but I can't get them any further because the spindle will begin to turn when I apply a lot of torque on it even with the E-brake engaged (I use a really long torque bar + socket w/ washers as spacers) so I need that impact to pull them in hard and fast.

I appreciate the replies though any other ideas are welcome as well. Thanks guys

 

@ Mindbomber - I forgot to mention that you don't need to tear anything apart on the rear tires of our civics because they come with drum brakes. All I had to do was remove the tire then slide the drum off and I had full access to the studs. I just knocked them out with a tiny sledge put the new ones in, threw the drum back on, added some washers as spacers grabbed my socket and big torque bar and cranked those bad boys back in as far as i could get them then put the tire back on that's when I found the limp (no it wasn't the flat tire I used a different one). On Disc breaks though I heard you do have to do considerably more work to get the old studs out and I believe like you said file down part of the stud to get the new one in

 

The wheel might be bent. Were the two broken studs next to each other, or opposite of each other? I suspect that someone hit something and that's why two studs "snapped off" while they were driving the car.

You should be able to torque the new studs into place. If need be, put the wheel on, let the car down, and then torque them on. Or hobble over to a shop and have them do it for you.