does anyone have a writeup. ive looked and havent found anything helpful for replacing studs on my civic. i think itll be easy enough that i can just figure it out. just looking for some guidance from someone whos done it before thanks.

 

front studs or rear? Rears are easy and straightforward. Just pull the brake drums off and the rest will be self explanatory.

The fronts are a major pain in the ***, and you *officially* can't get them out without removing the hub from the bearing assembly on a hydraulic press. Even still, you run the risk of trashing the bearings whilst doing that. This is the way I did it last time I had to.

A lot of people say that you can grind away a small part of the knuckle, and grind away part of the head of the stud, and can get them in that way without taking it all apart. I've not tried it, but it's definitely worth a shot, considering the alternative.

 

ooooo...bump.
i have an si discs all around

 

anyone replaced studs by themselves at home?
any help would be awesome.

 

well, in that case, you just have to pull the rotors to get at the rears, and you may not even have to do that. You just rotate the hub around to where you have clearance on the stud you want to pull, and pound it out with a hammer.

Fronts are still a bitch.

 

for the front i had to take mine to a shop that had a press and gave them new ball joints, wheel bearings, and the studs and they took the bearing out then the ball joint then put in the wheel studs.
you have to take out the wheel bearing to put the studds on the gsr front brakes...
the smaller ones you can just notch the wheel bearing ring so the stud can come out

 

this is how i did all my cars:

-must have an air compressor
-hub puller (makes sure it's the one with 3 claws instead of 2 makes life much easier)
-17mm, 12mm,32mm socket
-screwdriver
-hammer

1. uninstall break assembly
2. take rotor off
3. attach hub puller, start pulling the hub until it gets tight then with a hammer tap the hub around the edges in a circle rotation, stop, then pull the hub alittle again and repeat until hub comes off
4. once the hub is off, find something you can put the hub on to, to hit the studs out with the hammer( i use the jack handle )
5. once all studs are removed, slightly tap the new stud in, then screw the wheel nut onto the stud, make sure you have a slightly larger washer or nut under the wheel nut so you don't destroy your hub, use your impace gun and shoot the wheel nut down to pull your stud in place. ( if stud still spin, tap the stud from the back side some more )
6. once that is complete slightly grease and reinstall the hub onto the hub assembly (this is alittle tricky, because there is no play in the hub so it has to snug on just right) then put the axle through the hub and install the axle nut. using your impact gun, shoot the axle nut in, you will heard it when the hub seats itself onto the hub assembly.
7. finally reinstall break assembly and you done!!!

all this is just off the top of my head casue im at work right now, but if i missed anything guys correct me please...thanks

 

fawk!
this seems like alot of work. i can probably get my hands on all those tools.
wish someone had some pics to guide me a bit better. ive never pulled a hub before.
thanks for help, and bump for pics, more info.

 

bump...looked around on youtube...
trying to find pics or videos of someone pulling a hub off a honda.

 

bump anyone else do this at home with hand tools?

 

your question has been answered, stop bumping this friggin thread

 

shut up im trying to find some answers...
and i said using just hand tools. i dont have an impact gun or air compressor.
lurk elsewhere

 

agreed
take off the whole knuckle or follow the instructions posted above. not other way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!