stripped wheel lug stud
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Direct from manufacturer was cheaper at the time than Amazon. If not too far gone (i.e. if you can get the restorer die started), it should be able to be restored. Whether you are personally comfortable with 8 mm of threads missing is up to you. I also lost one lug nut stripped in this incident, but got a Brit Part one from Rover's North for much less than factory and it was identical in quality.
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An aside on the alignment tool: when I first used that tool, mine was too big. It is tapered and the large end would bind in the wheel holes. The pointy end of the lug wrench has a terrible angle when trying to loosed the tool- the only contact is on the angled sides of the lug wrench. I had to sand/ use a wire wheel to reduce the diameter of the alignment tool and grind the end of the lug wrench to shape it to allow it to seat in the slot for loosening it.
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i honestly have no idea. was installing a spacer and was tightening all in the usual star pattern and when I went to tighten the, this one in particular just kept rotating without end, until I had that sickening feeling that i just stripped it, and sure enough.
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The wheels had been off at least a couple of times prior and I didn't notice anything funny, but maybe it started gradually and built up until voila!. At any rate, I'm sure replacing studs isn't as easy as in the old days, so I will be much more careful.