99 honda accord wheel studs

Hi,
I have a 99 accord 4 disk brake model. I have a damaged wheel stud.
Appears that during my last tire change on of the wal-mart mechanics
forced a lug nut on while installing the new set of tires. I just
noticed this as I had lots of trouble removing the mags to change to my
winter tires(mounted on rims.) anyhow... Is it hard to remove one of
these wheel studs? can anyone give me a few quick tips if any of you
have already done so? I just get the feeling that I will have a hard
time as I think the disks for this model are press fit on and I may
have trouble getting them off.

Anyhow ... any help is appreciated!
Thanks..

wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a 99 accord 4 disk brake model. I have a damaged wheel stud.
> Appears that during my last tire change on of the wal-mart mechanics
> forced a lug nut

air tools. death to lug nuts, especially in the hands of the underpaid
and underskilled.

> on while installing the new set of tires. I just
> noticed this as I had lots of trouble removing the mags to change to my
> winter tires(mounted on rims.) anyhow... Is it hard to remove one of
> these wheel studs? can anyone give me a few quick tips if any of you
> have already done so? I just get the feeling that I will have a hard
> time as I think the disks for this model are press fit on and I may
> have trouble getting them off.
>
> Anyhow ... any help is appreciated!
> Thanks..
>
no trouble getting the disks off for this model - they bolt directly to
the outside of the hub.

you don't state if front or rear, but if rear, it's easy enough to fix.
- take off the hub and drive the stud out. [insertion of new stud is
reverse of removal!] for the front, you can try to do in place after
cutting the splash guard [do NOT hammer the hub - you'll ruin the
bearings] or you can strip the hub down to do it the official way.
[that involves bearing replacement also.]

i have the same situation courtesy of my local tire shop, but have
cleaned up the thread on the stud such that it's not binding too much
any more. that way, i leave the stud in place and it holds ok - the
threads aren't stripped. i therefore recommend you look into this
option before committing to stud replacement. also consider replacement
hub acquisition from a junk yard - once a stud has been driven out, its
replacement may or may not be as secure as the original. welding studs
in place can cause fatigue.