Billman250

The wheel studs ARE pressed in. They have to be installed with a wheel stud puller, or flat lug and washers.

I still don't know if I have the clearance to fit it from the back. Many cars do, some don't.

CoralDoc

I hope that I don't regret second guessing Billman. But, I have heard reports from my friends that have broken lug nuts that the hub needs to be removed (and sealed bearing replaced) for the procedure unless you cut away part of the dust shield.

Here's an old link: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...pic=297722&hl=

Reds2kracer

You are correct sir. Last time a shop tighten my lug nut up but had it going in at a angle, they'd took it off after they'd noticed the mistake and broke off the stud. They had to take off the hub to get to it, at least I didn't have to pay for it.

milkbubble

I have driven for months on a car with a broken stud. Im not saying its OK but I have got away with it before. When you over tighten lugs you can cause brake pulsation.. I wonder if having a broken stud can cause something similar?

CoralDoc

I was snorkeling 1/4 mile away from my boat in the open ocean with Galapagos sharks circling around me. I'm not saying it was OK to do that, but I got away with it.

P.S. I really did do that.

milkbubble

I was about to go for a swim when I was stationed over seas in Guam.. I saw a school of barracuda and said F- that.

TheWingMang

I did the same thing on my old Pathfinder. You can get away with it for a little while, but you can't pass inspection with it (at least I couldn't). You do have to take the hub off, which was a big pain in the ass on the Pathfinder (being a 4wd Nissan), but might not be that difficult on the S. After its off, you can actually tap the old stud out and the new one in with a good mallet. Its easier than you would think.

And an FYI for the future, ~85 ft/lbs is a good place to torque your lug nuts to. Or we'll use the 2 grunt method with a normal tire iron

craigw85

Yeah.. I don't know about the rear wheel, but I broke a stud off of the front hub and there just isn't enough clearance to pound the stud out. I had to take the hub assembly out and use a hydraulic press to separate the pieces in order to replace the stud... I'd let a professional do it. But good luck!

minh

whats the torque spec for tightening lug nuts? anyone know?

i actually was tightening the lug nuts earlier and felt that i could tighten it more but didnt want to strip anything, i have a history of over tightening stuff and stripping bolts/nuts doh!

i have a torque wrench...should use it more often

TheWingMang

about 75-85 ft/lbs. My torque wrench only goes to 70, which has been fine for me.