Oh sh!t...I broke the brake lug. Need help ASAP

Oh sh!t...I broke the brake lug. Need help ASAP

I'll make a long two-hour story short (sorry I don't have a camera handy with me

So I was putting the tires back on, and while I was putting one of the lugs back on, it kept spinning, and it just won't tighten. So I thought it was a little weird, and then while I thought nothing of it, I heard a *SNAP*. It's not the first time I heard it before since I broke something else before, but this is serious. So I started unscrewing the lug, only to find half the screw that the lug was supposed to hang on to...snapped in half. How it broke I don't really know, given that I've applied the same pressure on the other lugs when I was tightening it and it was fine. Problem is I don't really know how to replace that thing, let alone taking it out. How should I approach this here? I hope it's not too expensive...

is it the stud on the hub assembly, if so,unbolt the hub and take it to pepboys or somewhere alike, thats what i did last month when i broke mine, charged me $34 for labor and parts...

Front or rear wheel ?? Rear can be done without too much work. Front requires pulling the caliper off. The stud (or whats left can be punched out) Insert the new stud from back side.

Yeah it's the stud on the assembly. It's on the front, yeah I realized I have to take out the brake assembly too...which I don't have the tools for. But I just called the Toyota dealership near my place an hour ago, and they said my extended warranty should cover it (since I told them I was changing to a spare ). So we'll see how it goes. I drove it with only 4 lugs a while ago, and the wheels seem fine as long as I don't drive fast.

you need a 14mm socket and ratchet or a 14mm wrench. two 14mm bolts hold the caliper on, take those off and move the caliper aside. then take a hammer and pound the old busted stud out. slide in the new stud the same way the old one came out and then tighten a lug nut backwards onto it to pull it the whole way through. reinstall the caliper, wheel, and new lugnut.

I would actually do it myself...if I had the time. Given it's my first time doing this, it'll probably take me a few hours (from experience, no lie). I got classes tomorrow, and more than likely I won't be able to attend a few. So I'd rather get this over with as soon as I can. Also, what was left of the stud was actually stuck on the lug...left me thinking maybe last time "someone" was a bit trigger-happy with the impact gun...but I'll brush that idea off. So I'll need a new lug too.

The only thing I would worry about doing it yourself, unless you have something to press out the damaged stud, is warping the hub flange. Never had a problem with my older cars (bigger) - but the one time on my older Honda punched out a broken stud with a punch and small sledge - ended up warping the flange just enough to cause vibration issues that were hard to pin down. Several worn bearings later - discovered that the flange was bent - replaced it and wall was good.

Thanks guys, the warranty covered for me though - but I'll refer to this again when I do the big brake kit (whenever that will be, lol).