hi 2 of my wheel studs broke off.. i was wondering how hard is it to replace them and how much $ ??

my car is a 90 integra 4dr

 

Not very hard but if your not familiar with suspension I wouldn't recommend it. Your local Big O tire will do it for about 30$ a stud I believe.

 

Front or rear?

 

Front will require a new wheel bearing.

 

^^^ not nesescarrily. i had 3 changed on the front of my ek and if who ever is doing has the right tools, they can just press the bearing out. but if ur doing it urself, most likely, ul break something. this project could end up costing u more by doing it urself, i would have a shop do it

 

The bearing should not be reused. Proper procedure to replace the front studs requires pressing out the hub and replacing the bearing.

Some people grind down the lugs and replace the fronts without pulling the hub. I would not want to take this approach, but plenty of people have done it and claim they have not had any issues.

The rear studs are easy. Get a bfh and one good whack and you can remove it. Then use a steel open ended lug nut and a stack of washers (or some sort of spacer) to pull the new lug through.

 

Your shop has most likely just pressed the bearing back together and let it ride. I've never pressed out a hub and had the bearing still whole. The outer race always comes off with the hub.

 

1 stud on right front and 1 stud on right rear.. will the tire shop have the studs ready?

 

For the rear you can buy a hub and bearing assembly for around $40 which comes with all new studs. It also installs pretty easily!

 

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