Stripped wheel bolts, help please

[Deano467]

I made a major mistake. I got new alloys to replace the steel ones and got some new m12x 1.5 wheel nuts suitable for alloys. I have stupidly tightened up these nuts onto the bolts of one wheel which it turns out has a m12x1.25 thread. The result being I tightened them too much stripping the threads on the bolts which come out of the wheel. Now I cannot get old steel nuts back on. Can the threads be re-tapped or do I need to replace the part of wheel which has the 4 bolts protruding? So stupid and so annoyed with myself for making such a basic error.

[paintman]

An idea of what the car is - preferably with a picture of the problem -is likely to get you a better result.

I would expect that the threaded portion you've damaged is the end of a stud & those are usually driven into the holes in the hub & can normally be replaced by driving out the damaged one & replacing with new.
Any number of 'how to' vids on youtube.

[Deano467]

It is Nissan note 2015. Anybody know what length the studs are which fit through the wheel hub?

[GreenV8S]

Deano467 said:

It is Nissan note 2015. Anybody know what length the studs are which fit through the wheel hub?

Same as the studs you have already got installed.

[paintman]

If you get new ones from a Nissan franchised dealer's parts dept they will be the right dimensions.
Very likely you will have to do some dismantling to be able to get at & swap them so if you don't have the tools/knowledge/workshop manual then get a garage to do it.
You may be able to find an online manual, I don't know if Haynes do one for the later ones.

[Squishey]

I can't help you with stud lengths, but after a quick Google it doesn't look overly complicated but that really depends on the amount of space between the the back of the hub and the rest of the car.

Essentially, it's a case of move the caliper out of the way (like you would to change the brake pads), remove the brake disc, knock the damaged stud(s) out of the hub with a hammer, then install the new stud(s) and put everything back together.

As said before, there are plenty of videos on YouTube.

[wildoliver]

Can I suggest going from your success and competence so far that it may be money well spent to get a professional to rectify this problem. Just based on the fact that wheels falling off is generally considered a bad thing....