when i was changing my tire and one of my lug nuts became crossed threaded and my wheel stud sheared off and 2 others were stripped too
how do you take them out and replace them? thanks
2007-08-22 13:24:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Remove wheel and tire.
Remove brake caliper bolts with a 3/8 allen wrench
Swing the brake caliper to the side, careful not to damage brake hose.
Remove the rotor, it will just slide off
Knock out old studs with a hammer
Slide new studs through the back of the hub
Install a couple of washers over the stud and run up a lug nut on it.
Tighten the lug nut until the end of the stud is flush with the hub
Reinstall rotor and brake caliper
Reinstall wheel and tire
Pump up the brakes with brake pedal before you try to drive it because they may be soft do to having the caliper off.
2007-08-26 11:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by master auto tech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a bench press. A good whack with a hammer will pop them right out, then just insert the replacements through the back of the hub and use an open ended spare lug nut to pull it through.
A new hub for this car is $100 while the studs and nuts are a couple of bucks each. Go with just the studs. You will of course need to pull the rotors off to get at them on the front.
2007-08-22 13:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First you remove the wheel, the caliper & the rotor. Then you smack them squarely with a hammer to drive them out. You reinstall them by putting them through the hole, add a couple of washers then tighten them with the nut installed backwards so the flat edge hits the washers. Re-install all the parts and you are done. Be sure to pump the brakes before you drive.
2007-08-22 13:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Vince J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They need to be pressed out with a bench press
If you are feeling brave you could put a crappy lugnut on there to protect the threads and hit it with a 5lb sledge.
I do believe if you bought the new hub assembly it will come with new studs installed. Might be cheaper and easier too.
2007-08-22 13:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by towbusiness 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never run into that one but I know to remove the wheel studs you will need a press.
2007-08-22 13:29:48 · answer #5 · answered by turbocivic89 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do it like vince j says. Be sure to keep the wheel bearings clean.
2007-08-22 16:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋