I did a search and came up empty. Has anyone done a wheel stud replacement, and how is it done and how long is the job.

 

The hub must be pressed out of the bearing in the knuckle. It's reccomended to replace the bearing at the same time, as the inner race usually sticks on the hub.

You remove the caliper, rotor, pull the axle, and remove the knuckle from the car. Press out the old hub, drive out the stud and replace it.

Removing the bearing involves removed the snap ring, and pressing out the old bearing.

It should take anywhere from 1-2 hours.

 

thanks for the informations.

I looked in the Helms and couldn't find anything.

 

if its anything like the front you wont have to do all that....i replaced one of mine in the front...all i did was grind a half moon into the head of the bold and bent back the break dust thing then just hit it into the whole with a hammer it will round off the bold some but you can put a dye on it and it will be like new...this is how most honda guys do it at the shop one of the guys there told me to do it like that doesnt take long and it works just fine

 

I would not reccomend grinding the back of the stud to give you enough room to replace it without pulling the hub out. This is not the reccomended or acceptable repair procedure.

If any technician is grinding the studs they are taking a huge liability risk if the stud pulls out of the hub.

 

i dont really think it would come out it was hard enough just to get it in there with it being machined like it is to have some kind of teeth on it

 

Best case, the stud strips inside the hub. Then the Hub is trash. Worse case, the wheel comes off.

Take your pick.

 

I think I will go with pulling the hub and having it done right, replace all the studs. I am doing this to all the wheels as it took very little pressure to brake of this stud and the nut went on smoothly the time before it broke.