1998 Voyager- Front Wheel Studs Broken

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