So you didn't even remove the wheel and take a glance at it yourself before taking it in? I don't feel bad about them charging you. And that's not the brake caliper that it's inside of. Did you consider why the stud broke off, or if the others might do the same?

The form over function crew on this forum have told me multiple times that I'm nuts becasue I don't recommend spacers and suggest actually only buying wheels that properly fit the car and not making the car fit the wheels. This is only one of the reasons why.

Best of luck.

 

Beautiful car pyramid falcon. Mine is the same color except it's a 2010 AWD. Thanks for the update!! I have not heard my noise since last Wednesday morning, so I have no idea for now.