I have a 92 Prelude Si that has a stripped wheel stud. I'm not sure how it got that way (just got the car) but in anycase it needs to be fixed.

So do I need to do the whole pulling off the hub and bringing it somewhere for them to press the stud out and put a new one in?

Or

Is this where I can just hammer the old one off and I'm set?

Remember this is the rear.

I searched already... so shut up..

Thanks in advance.

 

It should just smack out, I would take the rotor off (which would include the caliper) Taking the hub off isn't hard either, its just one 32mm nut.

 

While you can hammer out the old stud and put a new one in I recommend something different. Being that the car has some age on it, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to replace the wheel bearing.... and the rear wheel bearings on the 4th gen come with the studs in them. So, I suggest replacing the whole wheel bearing. You get a new wheel bearing, and 4 new studs. Only negative is this is a little more expensive than doing just the stud. Also, this is an easy job and you can DIY. Goodluck

 

they also sell files where you can put the thread back onto your studs, its much easier than just replacing the stud

 

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Ummmm, No. The wheel bearings are completley different from the hub, which is that the studs are pressed into. A new hub is going to be fairly difficult to find, and expensive if you can find one.

A local shop replaced all 4 of my front wheel studs in about 45 mintues and charged me $35. You could do it yourself fairly easily, but if you had to buy a breaker bar and axle socket it could be more expensive than paying for the labor (but then you'd always have the tools)

 

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Ummmm, No. The wheel bearings are completley different from the hub, which is that the studs are pressed into. A new hub is going to be fairly difficult to find, and expensive if you can find one.

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Wrong! (see part # 2 "Bearing assembly") So hard to find you can order it from the dealer.


It comes all in one. And they are not hard to find... a little expensive, yes. I got mine for about 80$ each and mine came with the studs in them.

 

Dude, the FRONT wheel bearings are seperate from the hubs, not the rears..

I suggest replacing the rear hub, they do come with new studs, and the rear wheel bearings to wear out pretty quickly.. They cost around 120 from honda for the hub/bearings/studs.

 

Huh, I guess after replacing both the fronts last week I figured the rears were a similar setup. I knew the rears wern't pressed like the fronts, but figured they were still a seperate assembly from the hubs. Does this mean there is no way of replacing the rear wheel bearing without shelling out for the whole new hub?

 

Most sites I've gone on that offer replacement parts sell the whole hub with bearing as one assembly. I honestly don't know if it could or could not be done, but it looks to be quite an effort to find the bearing alone.

 

Can't I hammer out the old one, slide the new one in, put a few washers on the other side, and put a lugnut on and tighten it until it pulls it into the hub?

All while on the car?

 

Yes, remove rotor, hammer old stud out, pull new one through with washers and nut.

I would try to put something between hub and the spindle to keep the hub from moving when you whack it, it will be much less strain on your bearing. In the past, I have been able to find a bolt and nut that fit back in there very well...