ive searched and it seemed like the fastest way was to cut a lil piece off the brake shield tap the stud out and then cut a angle on the head of the stud put it in and then torque the lug nut on untill it sits flush with the hub


i work at a dealer (GM) and im gonna try and do it tomorrow at work..my question is i can probably find a way to put the stud in but WHY do you have to cut the head at a angle???? i dont get it cant u just slip it in then take a impact gun and lug nut using washers and a lug nut zap it on? i dont get the point of cutting the angle?

 

Instead of grinding down the stud, i would just grind down the hub, it seems alot safer this way. If you dont grind either down the stud cant be installed, it just wont fit.

 

It is a matter of space...
Instead of unbolting the hub and the brakes,--Like you should..--
you cheat and subtract just enough space/material from the stud to sneak it by..
[hopefully without compromising the integrety of the part replaced..]

 

Hey guys, I just wanted to bring this old thread back up. I want to install my wheel studs soon, and I dont want to have to press stunf on or off. So that means I'll probably grind some material off the stud (maybe) and the hub. But I wanted to know if a dremel with some grinding attachments is good enough to use for the hub. I can take the studs and flatten outthe heads with the grinder at the hobby shop, but the only tool available to work on the hub is my dremel.

So will a dremel work on the hub or do I need something more heavy duty?

thanks

 

You guys should be aware that the force required to "press" the stud into the hub when you pull it though with a lug nut can be enough to stretch and weaken the stud. It's a great deal more concentrated torque than they would see holding on your wheel. Also, this method is a great way to damage your wheel bearings with any pounding from a BFH. It's really not that difficult to pull the hub and do this properly, especially if you have a GM dealer's shop full of tools. This way you can press the studs in from the back and not damage them from stretch or grinding the hats. It also saves your wheel bearings. It's not like you change studs very often, so if you're doing a whole set you should just do it right.

 

if you go to worldwide auto parts...they have studs ground down already for install. If you go and get the hub pressed to put the stud in. you will have to replace teh bearings, and unless your wheels are shaky, i wouldn't spend 90$ for the new bearing, and another 30$ for labor. Just go and ground the Stud down. Or if you don't care about cosmetics ground that shield with a dremel.

 

Here is a link I have saved for when I replace mine. It's well written and has good pics of everything.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=907985

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by travis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You guys should be aware that the force required to "press" the stud into the hub when you pull it though with a lug nut can be enough to stretch and weaken the stud. It's a great deal more concentrated torque than they would see holding on your wheel. Also, this method is a great way to damage your wheel bearings with any pounding from a BFH. It's really not that difficult to pull the hub and do this properly, especially if you have a GM dealer's shop full of tools. This way you can press the studs in from the back and not damage them from stretch or grinding the hats. It also saves your wheel bearings. It's not like you change studs very often, so if you're doing a whole set you should just do it right.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yah, the hobby shop where I get all my car work done does have a hyd press, I just dont what it's rated at. I also dont have all the attachments needed to press the hub in/out of the knuckle. I know to press the stud into the hub you can use a socket, but I dont know how I would go about pressing the hub in and out of the knuckle.

EDIT: I might run down to autozone and see if they have this tool available. It looks like I can use it to seperate the hub from the knuckle.

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