how to take off wheel studs?

[kickinindian]

okay if anyone saw my earlier post knows i sheared off 4 wheel studs now how would one go abouts replacing them this is about how far i have gotten

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[Ace2cool]

Can't see the pics, but wheel stud removal is pretty straightforward on most vehicles. I'll show you some pics to help out.

First, obviously, you take off the brake caliper and rotor. Then you should be left with this:


There may be a groove or cutout you need to line the wheel stud to be removed with, as pictured above.
Next, take a hammer and knock the old wheel stud out:


Give it a couple good whacks, and it'll pop right out:


Slide the new one in:


If you have "acorn" style lug nuts, you'll need to use some kind of spacer. Below is a nut I found laying around my shop. If you have "open" lug nuts, you won't need any kind of spacer.



Tighten it down, and make sure the shoulder is completely flushed with the wheel hub.

This was done on a Z32, but the procedure is pretty much the same for any vehicle, ever.

Warning: If the lug is not tightened down as far as it can go, you risk failure of the lug, and possibly loss of a wheel. These are just some pics I've had laying around for forever now and figured I'd bust them out. I forgot I even drew an arrow on that first one, haha. Hope this helped.

[Rev_D21]

You can also use a stack of washers and a lug nut to draw the stud into position if you don't have that fancy spacer shown in the pics above, I don't have a fancy spacer .

[kickinindian]

so i dont have to take off all the hub locking stuff because i cant get the studs all the way out they are popped out but i cant but the new ones in

[PEZi]

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[kickinindian]

i have a mechanics shop manual and the 4wd is a b**** to get off ill probably post on how to take off the 4wd one tommorow night. it has a few more steps than the 2wd models

[kickinindian]

well i just finished everything up and took it for a test drive i went inside and 20min later my neighbor tells me my truck has rolled down my hill into a creek so now i have to fix the whole front left side ill post picks soon...

[PEZi]

WOW... that sucks!

[kickinindian]

yeahp... bumper, my immaculate front valence, grille, left side fender, and hood wont open, and maybe my A arm... sad sad day...

[PEZi]

Damn dude... hope it all gets sorted out!