I've got a broken wheel stud on the front hub of my crx. I hit it with a hammer to get the broken one out, but I can't get it past the lip of the hub. Do I need to get the hub pressed apart to get the stud out and a new one in?

 

you need to get a new hub, period, i wouldnt mess with trying to press one back in, i dont even know if thats possible.

 

take the hub to a machine shop to get the new stud pressed in. That's what I did and it was really cheap.

But it was for the rear hub. I don't know if you can salvage the bearing up front. You might get lucky though.

good luck,

aj

 

Yes, you have to remove the knuckle and press the hub/bearing apart to get at it. Might as well replace bearings while you are at it. Studs can be installed with a press or an air impact wrench. Insert stud, place two washers on the rotor side of stud, screw on old lugnut and use the impact wrench to pull it into the hole. Little antiseize doesn't hurt either. Bearings about $115.00/pair at Manchester honda.
HTH
chris

 

You don't need a press to change the studs. You have to cut the stud down as short as you can, then it will come out no problem. Then to put the new one in, you'll have to grind off about 1/3 of the head of the stud, then it will go in past the back edge of the hub/spindle. To get it all the way in, all you have to do is either put the wheel on and tighten down the wheel nut to the correct torque (around 80 ft/lbs), and the stud will fully seat in the hub, or you can use the washers and wheelnut without the wheel (you'll ned 4-5 washers).

The studs are not that tight a press fit into the hub that you would need incredible amounts of torque to seat them properly. Now, if you were using the ARP or Skunk2 extended studs, the shoulder is a bit larger than Honda intended, and to fully seat them, then you need quite a bit more torque.

 

Jaker hit it right on the money, just grind it off a little and it will slide right through.

 

bingo. cut the old one down, push it out (or hit out w/ hammer) grind down head of new one to fit past hub, push in. replease breaks, put wheel back on, put gas in car, drive fast

 

Thanks Jaker, good thinking that's a lot easier than taking my hub to a machine shop and I don't even have to remove it from the car.