RTH: Front wheel stud replacement- KC, MO

[bwell]

Short of it, can the front wheel studs be replaced without pulling front hub?


Wife taking son, to airport, hit something metal in road, discount tire re-balanced wheels last week and over torqued lugnuts, two were broken removing wheel to put spare on.

Bunch of tools, jack, and jackstands on the way to kc time meow.

 

[bentonrover]

Never done one on the 200 series. My guess is no. Pull the caliper and rotor. See if you spin the hub there is a clearance spot to knock out the broken stud with a punch or brass drift. Would've been nice if discount did it for you

 

[bwell]

Never done one on the 200 series. My guess is no. Pull the caliper and rotor. See if you spin the hub there is a clearance spot to knock out the broken stud with a punch or brass drift. Would've been nice if discount did it for you

Did a few on my 100 series, I guess I will see here in a bit.

 

[FxFormat]

They probably cross threaded the studs, most common way to break it upon removing. Tech likely put the lug nut on a gun and jammed it in instead of starting it by hand first.

I think you can just remove the rotor and hit the broke studs out and replace with the new studs. Looks like plenty of room last time I did the brakes

 

[bwell]

For anyone curious, you can easily replace the front wheel studs without pulling the front hubs apart.