my prelude is a 93 and I'm not sure how I should replace 2 wheel studs. I really don't want to press the hub off and have to buy a new bearing but I don't see anyway around it. does anyne have experience witht his?

 

No pressing needed

Are they front or rear studs? Both can be hammered out and pulled back in with nuts, but the fronts have less space to work with.

 

its the front. It doesnt look like theres enough room for a new one to go back in.

 

It is definitely possible, but you may have to grind a bit from the front of the knuckle. I have installed extended studs in the front and it just took some grinding, should be much less for a stock length stud.

It's a lot easier than the alternative

 

i'ma try that. i dont want to spend the extra time and money. thanks!

 

just curious...what symptoms are you noticing that are making you want to replace them?? is it a "clicking noise" up there? think i will soon be doing the same thing on the nissan family car.

 

no symptoms. i was missing 1 since i had bought the car and when i went to take the wheel off 1 other was seized on there so i broke that one too. so i only have 2 outa 4 now and since i'm swapping motors this is a good time to get it done.

 

I bet people are tired of seeing my post this picture by now, but here is the area I had to grind to install the extended studs if it helps:



You won't have to do near as much for normal studs. Those rotary tool attachments that are a cylinder shape or sandpaper work great

 

nice. i used a cut-off wheel to knotch in a little space.

 

thats the cheapest shittiest way to do it.
i'd just save the money and get it done rite.

 

Yes, it is the cheapest way. It's called making cost & time-effective decisions.

Please do explain how this is the 'shittiest' way to do and what is the 'rite' way. Taking all your suspension apart so you can put the hub in a press? No need for that.....

 

im down with Hawkze, i wish i could have done that when i needed mine replaced, wish i had it right now, makes it nice and simple to pop in new studs

 

yeah actually that is the rite way.
you think when you sell your car, if you ever do, someone is gonna be stoked to see that ****?
its just lazy and half assed honestly. do it rite or dont do it at all.
just my 2 cents..

 

LOL!, I will never be selling my Prelude. Even so, the integrity of the knuckle/spindle/whatever-you-like-to-call-it is not compromised in any way. I will drive with it like this for years from now as I have already been for years with absolutely no problems.

'Rite' is not a word, but certainly there is nothing wrong with adding your 2 cents

 

if it doesnt mess it up iguess its whatever.
and lets not get into a perfect punctuation/grammar war here.
rite = right

 

I'd rather do it like hawkze said, saves time and money.

 

of course you would.

 

pix of the front hawkze. i plan on keeping my lude 4ever too!

 

a little grinding definitly did the trick... very simple to get them in/out after that.

 

ill take pics of both of my front knuckles on my 5th gen when i get home. they look just like Hawkze's. saved me roughly $200/side...$400 total.

 

thx

 

Pics of the front of the whole car or the knuckle? That pic is the front knuckle FYI....

 

Couldn't you just rotate the wheel to avoid grinding?

 

No, there's not a spot that has enough space for a stud to come through

 

ill be damned sure is! totally missed that. running on 18 of being awake...Im all for cost effective time saving work but grinding on the knuckle really urks me :/ How do you know the grinding of the knuckle does not affect it?