How to replace wheel studs?

RiskEverythingRiskEverything Wagonist
in Suspension, Braking & Wheels
How do I replace the wheel studs without removing the hub? The inner brake shield / caliper mount gets in the way of pushing them out.

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  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    There's a Youtube VDO on do it on a '92 civic.It's the same.It involves grinding part of the stud head off.It doesn't work for longer studs.

    There is a way to do it by removing the hub,BUT :( it destroys the shocks.
  • jt223539jt223539 New Wagonist
    Searching is a hell of a tool.

    http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10518
  • saveacivicsaveacivic New Wagonist
    there should be a forum called:

    "i never searched for the answer, but here's a question"

    for questions that askers never searched for answers for. then nobody has to go in to answer answer if they dont want to, and people can ask away :)
  • RedSiBaronRedSiBaron Band Wagon
    the way i can suggest doing it, its slightly "ghetto" but it is definitely effective and i have done it in a crunch where i literally had NO OTHER OPTION...

    if there is enough room behind the hub, bang out the old stud with a hammer and a flat piece of hard metal something...round is best (if you are using something like a punch with a smaller and/or pointed end, you MAY mushroom the stud) if there isnt enough room behind the hub, use a cut off wheel to cut off as much of the stud as possible on the outside of the hub, THEN bang the stud out the back by hitting the front.

    OK now the "trick" method comes into play...take the new stud/studs and use lug nuts on a wheel to SLOWLY tighten in lug order, and pull the stud through the hub...I HAVE NEVER MESSED UP USING THIS METHOD, but that doesnt mean you have be careful and double triple triple check it as you SLOWLY tighten it, but IDEALLY you would remove the hub and use a press
  • RiskEverythingRiskEverything Wagonist
    I did search, and I did read that post, and it does say REAR HUB in the directions given and this is the front hub I'm dealing with.

    My hub wouldn't come off by simply beating on it with a mallet, and I don't have a slide-hammer lying around. Also my splash guard keeps me from pushing the old stud out or pushing a new one in. I was about to break out the drill and make a hole in the splash guard when I decided to make less work for myself instead:
    I sawzalled the broken stud short enough that it could be pushed out, reassembled everything so I just use 3 wheel studs instead of 4, and put the car up for sale.
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