Replacing A Wheel Stud Please Help

[GunMetalR33]

Guys,

I would like to replace one of my front wheel studs as it was drilled out in order to remove a nut (long story involving some tyre place Dick heads and a rattle gun :{ )

Anyway I think the process is as follows: Please correct me if I am wrong.

remove wheel (easy)

remove brake caliper (easy)

remove hub ???

insert stud in back of hub

put every thing back

Is there anything I should be aware of ? ? ? ?

[kudos.motorsports]

Hey Mate,

You’re almost spot on. After removing the calliper you will also need to remove the rotor, which will just pull off. To remove the hub you need to pop the bearing seal off, just use a flat screw driver and a hammer. Then remove the split pin using a pair of needle nose pliers. Followed by removing the hub retaining nut which requires a 30mm socket and a largish extension bar. However don't over tighten when putting back together as you can crush the bearing. When installing the wheel stud remember to line up the stud spline with that of the hub otherwise everything can go pear shaped.

[GunMetalR33]

Thanks for the quick feedback mate. Thats going to be a great help!

Seems like a faily straight foward procedure, the only think I am a little concerned about is poppnig the wheel baring seal.

[kudos.motorsports]

Honestly it's a very simple procedure it should only about 10 mins to remove and the same to install. Don't worry about the bearing seal it's a fairly big metal cap. You only need to use the hammer for the initial process of splitting the cap from hub; from there you can just twist the screw driver to fully remove it. I promise you you'll know what I mean when you are at this stage.

[GunMetalR33]

thanks heaps mate!

[H@ME]

do you have to remove the hub to change the studs or is there a way around this? Hame