hey guys, i recently busted a wheel stud because lug nut seized up the the rear. Has anybody replaced a wheel stud in rear? If so, do you have the press the wheel bearing out to get studs out?

 

bump to the top...anybody??? Seems like there has to be another way to do this

 

i believe you have to replace the wheel bearing to replace a stud...

 

i had all 20 of my wheel studs replaced recently because i broke one off in the front and instead of replacing that one i went with all new ones from hondaaccessories.com

no you do not have to replace the wheel bearing or anything like that...the wheel hub is completely separate from the wheel bearing it sits around it

what happens is the wheel hub is separated from the drive shaft and taken completely off and studs are pressed out and from there the new one is replaced

now on mine...the studs were so old and rusted into the hub that i had to have my brake heat shield removed to get to them

but no you do not have to replace anything except the broken stud

hope this helps you out

 

beat it out and put the new one in. I believe that is how they are changed

 

Are you looking to replace the stud or wheels studs with stock size studs? Then you maybe able to replace them or just the one without replacing the wheel bearings. The hub is a seperate piece however if you were installing extended studs the hub would need to be pulled from the wheels bearing causing the inner race of the bearing to seperate and if you are to press the hub back in to the knuckle the bearing can seem to reassembly fine but may be noisy afterward which is why its a good idea to replace the bearings at that time. If it is just one stock stud then you can hammer the stud in and slightly pull the hub from the knuckle just enough to take the bad stud out and slight one back in. Then get some washers and your lug nut and tighten down to seat the stud. GL!

 

You have to pull the wheel bearing to replace the stud. I had this done in FL by Honda. (didnt have my tools ) But as long as you have a press and the proper grease you can re-use the bearing. It should be a $15-$20 ordeal. Or $150 through a stealership

 

thanks for you help guys will let you know what happens

 

I usually install a new bearing while it's apart just to be safe. Pulling the old bearing can sometimes cause a small blemish in the bearing that will slowly get worse.

 

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