I'm about 80% completed on pulling the broken wheel studs off of the front passenger side of a 91' 4door integra (RS model). At first one of the stud was only missing/broken, so i try to remove the other three with an X lug remover (stupid idea) the stud just broke off the instant i loosen it. I'm thinking the last guy that torqued my wheels did a one hella sh*tty job and overtorqued my studs. So far I've pulled the rotor, caliper, and axle. My question is does anyone know of an easier way to pull the wheel studs from the plate thats holding it. I went to some local auto parts stores and the guys say i need a special tool to pull the plate off, they too have never seen the tool before so has anyone done this before without taking out the entire spindle and bringing it to a machine shop to have it pulled? or used the special tool that the guys was telling me about? i'd appreciate your help.

Edit: trust me i searched and no results.

 

I'm not 100% sure, as I've never attempted this myself, but I read somewhere that if you have the hub off, and put it on a clamp, you just hammer them out. The new studs will have to be pressed in.

 

For the front wheel studs, the hub has to be seperated to remove the studs. Take the hub assembly to most any garage and they will seperate it, remove and install new studs, then reassemble. The wheel bearings can be damaged during this procedure, so be forewarned.

The rear studs can be banged out and replaced without pulling the hub.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sam92Teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For the front wheel studs, the hub has to be seperated to remove the studs. Take the hub assembly to most any garage and they will seperate it, remove and install new studs, then reassemble. The wheel bearings can be damaged during this procedure, so be forewarned.

The rear studs can be banged out and replaced without pulling the hub.</TD></TR></TABLE>

^ i was saving that as a last resort/attempt thing but just to be safe and all i guess i have to bring the assembly to some local machine shop. thanks for the input guys.