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Grey-hound wrote:
> Same thing happened to me. I was able to tap the broken ones out of the hub > with a hammer and the vehicle in neutral. According to the factory manual > which I followed I just pushed the new stud through the opposite side stuck > a bunch of washers on and tightened (torqued) it up with the lug nut on it > to draw it through. > Greyhound > > "Kevin" > wrote in message > om... > >>I broke 2 wheel studs while removing my front driver's tire to do a >>brake job on my 1998 Plymouth Voyager... Is this something that can >>easily be done by a pretty competent DIY'er ? >> >>By the looks of it, I must remove the wheel hub... press out the >>broken studs...then press in replacements. >> >>I did not have proper tool to remove the large axle nut so could not >>tell if the hub just comes out with removal of this nut or not... >>With my luck, it is not as easy as I am hoping and I probably must >>remove alot more... >> >>It does not appear that there is any clearance around the hub to pound >>out the broken studs whule still on the vehicle (plus I'm guessing >>thay they should be pressed out to avoid bearing damage)... >> >>Any advice would be greatly appreciated...Thanks- Kevin In 30 years of doing my own tire rotations, etc., I've never broken a stud. What do you think caused this to happen to you? I always torque my lug nuts by hand to avoid overtorque and then put a dab of oil on the exposed threads afterward to prevent rust. Matt |
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