Hello there, driving your 2014 Ford F-150 with a missing lug nut and wheel stud is not safe. Without all the lug nuts attaching the wheel it cannot be properly torqued in a safe manor. Your vehicle should not be driven until the wheel stud is replaced and the lug nut reattached. A qualified Technician such as one from YourMechanic will be able to inspect your wheel stud and make any repairs required to make your truck safe again.
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If you are missing a lug nut, it is important to have it replaced as soon as possible. It is potentially dangerous to drive around with a missing lug nut because of the extra pressure exerted on the wheel. This pressure can damage the wheel bearings, studs, and cause other lug nuts to fall off.
You can safely drive at legal speeds with a missing lug nut; however, you should head to your nearest tire shop as soon as possible. Over time, this excess pressure can wear down the other lug nuts. This can lead to adverse effects on the wheel bearings.
You can definitely drive with short distances with 4 of 5 lug nuts, but I would fix this problem before your trip. Right, if the lug won`t tighten, its not really doing anything (or can`t be counted on anyway). Try to remove it before it removes itself into someone`s windshield.
3 out of 5 will be OK, but don`t push your driving. Rims ride on the canter axle and lugs hold the rim on. If the studs shear, you`ll lose a wheel.
Hi thanks for your question. My advice is that this is very dangerous and the car should not be driven with only 2 lug nuts. If any of the remaining two were to also snap, this would cause catastrophic damage and potentially a dangerous car accident.
All of the lug nuts are necessary. Leaving even one off could result in warping of the brake rotors or drums, necessitating their replacement.
Rattling sounds like a coin in a washing machine
Does the rattling sound stop as you drive faster? It could be a loose lug nut inside a hub cap – meaning your wheel wasn`t tightened properly the last time it was removed and replaced. Take your car to a mechanic ASAP, or tighten it yourself if you know how.
Improper installation, over torquing of lug nuts, or under tightening of lug nuts can all cause a wheel stud to fail.
WARNING! Installing only two studded winter/snow tires on the front axle of any vehicle (including front-wheel-drive vehicles) without studded winter/snow tires on the rear axle can cause adverse vehicle handling characteristics. This may result in loss of vehicle control, which could cause serious injury or death.
You can drive, but I wouldn`t drive too far. You might find that having just 4 lug nuts generates lateral stress on the wheel which might cause the other nuts to come loose, so I`d check the nuts regularly on your journey until you can get a replacement lug nut.
A single missing lug nut will not cause a wheel to shake if the others are tight. More often, though, a shaking wheel is a result of multiple lug nuts coming loose with perhaps only one remaining tight.
ARP wheel studs are made from heat-treated 8740 chromoly, have cadmium plating for extra durability, and a tensile strength of 200,000 psi. For comparison, a traditional Grade 8 bolt has a tensile strength of 150,000 psi.
NO. If the lug nuts are on opposite side of the wheel 1 2 3 4 5, one could slowly, 5 mph, drive to a place where the missing lugs can be replaced. A safer protocol would be to take ONE lug from each of 2 other wheels so three wheels have 4 lugs and one wheel has 5 lugs.
If your wheel stud has been damaged, stripped, or broken, you will need to replace the stud to ensure the security of your wheels and maximize the safety of your vehicle. A mechanic will usually charge between $60 and $120 to replace a wheel stud because it takes less than an hour.