I just bought a 91 hb and took off the front wheel cover and noticed one lug nut was almost all the way off. I can spin it by hand but it won't thread on or off. how big of a job is it to replace the stubs after i cut the lug off?

 

you have to take the whole knuckle out, buy studs and new wheel bearing, you have to take it to a shop and have them press the old beaing and hub out and out the new one in and the hub and the will also have to press your studs into the hub

 

I removed one of my studs without taking the knuckle off. You will have to remove the dust shield (of grind a bit of it away). Then just knock the old one out, put the new one in, put some fat washers on, put the nut on, and tighten it until the stud is all the way in.
(I know this is ghetto. But its quick and it works)

 

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(I know this is ghetto. But its quick and it works)</TD></TR></TABLE>

on an ef?

that works on a lot of cars, but the knuckle is in the way on an ef. there are a couple threads around that show different ways of tackling the problem. grinding the stud is one way if you don't want to do it the "right" way and press things apart.

 

i just replaced like 3 studs on mine and this is how i did it.
raise vehicle-remove tire with wheel-remove caliper with pads, hang it somewhere out of your way-remove caliper bolts-remove caliper bracket bolts-turn the hub to the widest opening to where you can punch the stud out-grind off the side where your lug would screw on-take a punch and hammer and hit through

to install new stud.
grind off part of the circular head to make a flat edge to slim through hole, and WAHLAH-take some washers and a bolt that will fit the stud (not your lug nut) and tighten down-and you should be all set

 

yeah, that's the ghetto way of grinding the head of the stud that i was talking about. there is a write-up with pics, and arguments either way on it.

i've always used a press to do mine.

if i was replacing a single broken stud on a daily driver, maybe. putting in all new studs, or working on a car that sees a bit more stress? press.