Broken wheel studs

[RPMDAD]

Ok gearheads dumb question. Was helping my son do a front brake job on a 2003 Toyota Corolla today. He bought the car used and first time he / we went to take the front tires off. After getting the hubcaps off noticed right away one of the lugnuts were different than the other 4 . We got the tire off and i noticed the wheel stud on that lug nut was shorter than all the rest. After replacing the pads and putting everything back together that odd lug nut on the short wheel stud was totally stripped out, the short stud was totally stripped out. Is this a Harry Homeowner type repair or should i take it to a shop. We have hand tools only no air or power type tools. Watched a video on youtube but still not quite sure. Has anybody here done it before with hand tools only or should i take it to a shop?? T.I.A. for any info. First time i have encountered this, i must have been lucky.

 

[aps45819]

Check junkyards for a new wheel

 

[GWguy]

Take it to a real automotive shop, not an AutoZone type place. They can knock out the bad stud and hydraulically press in a new one in a few minutes. You could do it at home if you wanted to do it just for the sake of doing it, but it's probably not worth your time.

 

[RPMDAD]

Check junkyards for a new wheel

aps thanks for the reply, but have learned not so easy on a front wheel drive car. Have found the wheel stud for between 5 and 10 $. Price on a new wheel hub on internet $101.00 plus bearing is involved and replacement mentioned taking it into the shop to have wheel alignment checked after disconnecting front tie rod.

 

[RPMDAD]

Take it to a real automotive shop, not an AutoZone type place. They can knock out the bad stud and hydraulically press in a new one in a few minutes. You could do it at home if you wanted to do it just for the sake of doing it, but it's probably not worth your time.

Thanks GW, have never done it before, most estimates i found on the internet were 1 hour labor and 15 - 20 $ for the part. Probably around 100.00 tops i hope, son is sweating.

 

[GWguy]

Thanks GW, have never done it before, most estimates i found on the internet were 1 hour labor and 15 - 20 $ for the part. Probably around 100.00 tops i hope, son is sweating.

It's not a bad job to do, but you take a chance of cracking or warping the hub if you bang on it wrong trying to knock it out. If the shop screws it up, it's their $$.

Putting it in is easy; just tap the new stud in place to hold it, put the wheel back on, put the lug on, and use a lug wrench to pull it in and seat it. Easier if you have a decent pneumatic wrench.

 

[Pete]

It's not a bad job to do, but you take a chance of cracking or warping the hub if you bang on it wrong trying to knock it out. If the shop screws it up, it's their $$.

Putting it in is easy; just tap the new stud in place to hold it, put the wheel back on, put the lug on, and use a lug wrench to pull it in and seat it. Easier if you have a decent pneumatic wrench.

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[struggler44]

I've changed a few in the past simply by taking a 3 lb maul and driving it out and tapping it back in, can't imagine that the process has changed that much over the years that this way wouldn't work....

 

[Pete]

When you drive out the old stud try to get a nut on it before you unleash your fury on it with a hammer. If it is rusted in there you will spread the end and it might not fit through when it pops loose.

I just did 20 on the boat trailer this summer and I used an impact wrench to seat the new ones.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

When you drive out the old stud try to get a nut on it before you unleash your furry on it with a hammer. If it is rusted in there you will spread the end and it might not fit through when it pops loose.

I just did 20 on the boat trailer this summer and I used an impact wrench to seat the new ones.

Unleash your furry what?? :snort
MY problem is; I can DO it faster than trying to explain how to do it.

 

[GWguy]

I've changed a few in the past simply by taking a 3 lb maul and driving it out and tapping it back in, can't imagine that the process has changed that much over the years that this way wouldn't work....

It hasn't, but the material the stud is mounted in is thinner, made of different materials. If a stud got stuck in an old cast drum used with brake shoes, you could light a torch to it and eventually knock it out. Try that on the newer alloys and you can damage it and wind up replacing the assembly.

 

[Puddleducker]

Ok gearheads dumb question. Was helping my son do a front brake job on a 2003 Toyota Corolla today. He bought the car used and first time he / we went to take the front tires off. After getting the hubcaps off noticed right away one of the lugnuts were different than the other 4 . We got the tire off and i noticed the wheel stud on that lug nut was shorter than all the rest. After replacing the pads and putting everything back together that odd lug nut on the short wheel stud was totally stripped out, the short stud was totally stripped out. Is this a Harry Homeowner type repair or should i take it to a shop. We have hand tools only no air or power type tools. Watched a video on youtube but still not quite sure. Has anybody here done it before with hand tools only or should i take it to a shop?? T.I.A. for any info. First time i have encountered this, i must have been lucky.

Put one large hammer against the broken stud and hit it with another big hammer. I have replaced 3 broken studs on my truck that way. Put the nuts on the neighboring studs to protect the threads in case you miss.

 

[DoWhat]

Put one large hammer against the broken stud and hit it with another big hammer. I have replaced 3 broken studs on my truck that way. Put the nuts on the neighboring studs to protect the threads in case you miss.

Alignment?

 

[huntr1]

We had a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am. I replaced all the studs on the front hubs in the parking lot of our townhouse. Punch it out and use the wheel lug to pull the new one in like mentioned above. Easy Peasy.

 

[dave1959]

I've changed a few in the past simply by taking a 3 lb maul and driving it out and tapping it back in, can't imagine that the process has changed that much over the years that this way wouldn't work....

Process is pretty much the same, except instead of using a tool for splitting wood we actually have tools for working on cars.