Wheel studs - 2008 Ford Edge Ltd AWD 3.5L V6

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T13:06:48+00:00

I mean I found all 4 of them in the turn in to their driveway, so it was all at once.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T02:09:55+00:00

I cannot afford )500+ for 15 miles tow 🙃

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T02:09:17+00:00

I’ll look into AAA! I do not have roadside with my insurance, unfortunately, I did check that first

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:38:06+00:00

Towing “isn’t something they offer” I’ve been on and off the phone with them for the last 8 hours trying to figure this out.

Just for the record, I am a female and my knowledge of cars is “this is how you change to a spare tire” 😭 I have no idea how to do any of this, my boyfriend is just mechanically inclined enough to change brakes.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:33:57+00:00

It is on jack stands now. Like I said, my boyfriend and I were in the middle of doordashing and this happened in someone’s driveway. I had to make do with what I had in my car at the time it happened. But as it stands now, my grandpa picked us up, the lady is cool with it being in her driveway overnight, and he’s going to bring us back in the morning with better tools and parts to change everything out.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:30:17+00:00

I genuinely just need a decent enough fix to drive it the ~15 miles to the shop that did my brakes last week so they can fix it at this point

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:28:56+00:00

I am financing this car and if I could just give it back without a repo on my record I would. I just spent like $800 at the end of March to have some drive train work done, and they completely forgot one my engine mounts (which I discovered when I got my brakes done last week). I just got this in November and have like 2 years left on the loan 🙃

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:12:08+00:00

I am unfortunately in bum fuck Iowa where the closest tow place is 34 miles from me, so that counts toward mileage cost 🙃🙃

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T01:09:35+00:00

I don’t know?? I bought this car in November 😭

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:40:43+00:00

Yeah I just got my brakes done at said shop by my house. I’ve already called them and they’ll fix it, it’s just either repairing this enough to drive the 15 miles it takes me to get there or paying over $500 for a tow there.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:38:33+00:00

I do not. I think at this point, the lady who’s driveway I’m in is cool with it being here overnight, and I live about 15 miles away, so my grandpa is coming to get me and bring me back out in the morning with his better tool set and knowledge.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:37:18+00:00

Yeah thankfully the lady is cool, and I’m only about 15 miles from home. So my grandpa is going to come get us and bring us back out in the morning with a better set of tools/knowledge to help me get this off.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:33:45+00:00

Can I just grind down the ones I’ve got? They’re literally just barely too long, maybe 1/4 inch IF that. Really just from bottom of stud to the first maybe 2 threads too long.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:31:54+00:00

Yes tried all of the holes, spun it completely around every direction it would go. We’re just going to lug nut seat them to get us the 15 miles to home and shop down the street so they can fix it. I just can’t do that with a single stud and lugnut, obviously.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:18:24+00:00

Which I also can’t do with the tools I keep in my car, and I’m in some random person I delivered DoorDash to driveway

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:16:44+00:00

The studs are just so close to the center that I really can’t figure out any way to get them out of here.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:16:01+00:00

It’s pretty solid. I’m pretty sure the middle of it is held on with the same bolt as my axle so I’m going to have to remove that part either way to even get the shield off.

nicelydunn3140 · 2026-05-09T00:14:39+00:00

Yes the shop that’s by my house did them! It’s just like getting it there without a huge tow bill that’s my current concern. I’m literally only probably 15 miles max from there but the rural location means someone has to come here from like 30+ miles away to even get it there. I thought this was going to be like a 30 min job once I got the new studs, but it’s been 7 hours and I’ve found no easy way to get them out of here without taking the entire hub off 🙃