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ass15 · 10-06-2004, 11:18 PM

my nismo 60mm should arrive soon. guys can you direct me to site or help me on how to remove/install wheel studs..
how hard is it? by the way

thx in advance..

wootwoot · 10-06-2004, 11:22 PM

screw the nuts out to the very end, get a big hammer, and whack. put the new studs in, screw the bolt on until they set themself

Raine · 10-07-2004, 05:13 AM

Basically you puond them out mad silly. First raise the car on jack stands, remove the wheels, and remove the entire brake caliper assembly (you have to remove the brake disc, that's why). Then get a huge hammer and pound away on each stud until it falls out of the back of the hub. Once all the old studs are out, put the new ones in through the back and use an open-ended lugnut to tighten them into place until the studs are seated flush with the back of the hub. Make sure before you start tightening the nut that the small teeth on the new studs match up with the teeth on the hub.

Done.

PSI240SX · 10-07-2004, 06:08 AM

Be careful which lugnuts you use when doing this.... I had big factory ones, and when I tightened them down the correct way, the side of the nut facing the rotor mushroomed out from the force smasing it into the rotor and they would not come off. I had to turn them around backwards so the flat side of the nut was facing the rotor to avoid this.

projectRDM · 10-07-2004, 09:43 AM

There is no need to remove the caliper or rotor unless you enjoy wasting time.

Take the wheel off, use a good hammer and pop the old studs out, one good hit is all it takes. Then reach in from behind and seat the new one, use an open-ended lug nut or a close nut a stack of washers to pull it through, then put the wheel on and properly torque it.

RBS14 · 10-07-2004, 12:08 PM

I used to do it by stacking washers or what have you then tightening a lug nut down to pull it through until last week. I did this, and just before it was pulled all the way through, the stud started spinning in the hole. so now i can't get it out, can't put my wheel back on, i'm screwed. had to take the whole hub off the car and get it ground off and had a new one put in. after the guy cut it out with a grinder, he HAMMERED the new one in. this way the stud isn't inclined to spin and round off the splines. If I ever have to replace a stud again, i'm going to take the time to take the hub off and hammer the new one in. just a heads up, I thought it was gonna take 20mins, and my car ended up being undriveable for 2 days.

r240na: how are you gonna reach around to put the new one in, or take the old one out for that matter, if the brake rotor is covering all of it up? I'm not sure what you were smoking when you did this........ but it sounds like some pretty good stuff.

projectRDM · 10-07-2004, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RBS14

r240na: how are you gonna reach around to put the new one in, or take the old one out for that matter, if the brake rotor is covering all of it up? I'm not sure what you were smoking when you did this........ but it sounds like some pretty good stuff.

The rotor doesn't cover up the back of the hub, it covers the front. Smoking has nothing to do with it, I've replaced three or four on my own car just like I described, as well as a few others. Have you ever looked behind the hub? It's an open area, there's nothing blocking the back of it. The stud will fall right out after it's hit, the new one will go right back in. The last one I replaced I never even took the wheel off.

*edit* After rereading, I'd like to note that this method works for cars more easily without backing plates, as they're not in the way. I don't replace studs on a car very often that doesn't have Z32 brakes already fitted, so it definitely makes it easier, but you can still access the back of the hub somewhat with the backing plate installed.

ass15 · 10-07-2004, 01:42 PM

..i was always concerned about hameering the old studs to get it out.. i mean won't that damage the thread design on the old studs and thread wall on the hub?

thx

projectRDM · 10-07-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ass15

..i was always concerned about hameering the old studs to get it out.. i mean won't that damage the thread design on the old studs and thread wall on the hub?

thx

If you can't aim for shit, yes.

One direct blow to the end of the stud with minimal effort will knock it right out.

MakotoS13 · 10-07-2004, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RBS14

, and just before it was pulled all the way through, the stud started spinning in the hole... ... i'm screwed.

same exact thing happened to me only i had a whole wheel on and the caliper off. talk about a bad day.

and this is the reason i'm buing attain hubs when i go 5lug

96twofourty · 10-07-2004, 06:48 PM

do it right, use a press

RBS14 · 10-07-2004, 07:01 PM

makoto: attin hubs aren't immune, i've got a friend who had it happen to his........

MakotoS13 · 10-07-2004, 07:04 PM

they are, however, brand new as opposed to the questionable junkyard stuff we usually snag.

10-06-2004, 11:18 PM	#1
ass15 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NEW MEXICO Posts: 187 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How to Remove/Install (s14) Wheel studs my nismo 60mm should arrive soon. guys can you direct me to site or help me on how to remove/install wheel studs.. how hard is it? by the way thx in advance..

10-07-2004, 05:13 AM	#3
Raine Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 355 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Basically you puond them out mad silly. First raise the car on jack stands, remove the wheels, and remove the entire brake caliper assembly (you have to remove the brake disc, that's why). Then get a huge hammer and pound away on each stud until it falls out of the back of the hub. Once all the old studs are out, put the new ones in through the back and use an open-ended lugnut to tighten them into place until the studs are seated flush with the back of the hub. Make sure before you start tightening the nut that the small teeth on the new studs match up with the teeth on the hub. Done. __________________ - Raine

10-07-2004, 06:08 AM	#4
PSI240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Gunshine State Age: 50 Posts: 843 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Be careful which lugnuts you use when doing this.... I had big factory ones, and when I tightened them down the correct way, the side of the nut facing the rotor mushroomed out from the force smasing it into the rotor and they would not come off. I had to turn them around backwards so the flat side of the nut was facing the rotor to avoid this. __________________ www.enjukuracing.com

10-07-2004, 09:43 AM	#5
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	There is no need to remove the caliper or rotor unless you enjoy wasting time. Take the wheel off, use a good hammer and pop the old studs out, one good hit is all it takes. Then reach in from behind and seat the new one, use an open-ended lug nut or a close nut a stack of washers to pull it through, then put the wheel on and properly torque it. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

10-07-2004, 12:08 PM	#6
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used to do it by stacking washers or what have you then tightening a lug nut down to pull it through until last week. I did this, and just before it was pulled all the way through, the stud started spinning in the hole. so now i can't get it out, can't put my wheel back on, i'm screwed. had to take the whole hub off the car and get it ground off and had a new one put in. after the guy cut it out with a grinder, he HAMMERED the new one in. this way the stud isn't inclined to spin and round off the splines. If I ever have to replace a stud again, i'm going to take the time to take the hub off and hammer the new one in. just a heads up, I thought it was gonna take 20mins, and my car ended up being undriveable for 2 days. r240na: how are you gonna reach around to put the new one in, or take the old one out for that matter, if the brake rotor is covering all of it up? I'm not sure what you were smoking when you did this........ but it sounds like some pretty good stuff. __________________

10-06-2004, 11:22 PM	#2
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	screw the nuts out to the very end, get a big hammer, and whack. put the new studs in, screw the bolt on until they set themself

10-07-2004, 01:42 PM	#8
ass15 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NEW MEXICO Posts: 187 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	..i was always concerned about hameering the old studs to get it out.. i mean won't that damage the thread design on the old studs and thread wall on the hub? thx

10-07-2004, 06:48 PM	#11
96twofourty Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: nor*cal Posts: 354 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do it right, use a press

10-07-2004, 07:01 PM	#12
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	makoto: attin hubs aren't immune, i've got a friend who had it happen to his........ __________________

10-07-2004, 07:04 PM	#13
MakotoS13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	they are, however, brand new as opposed to the questionable junkyard stuff we usually snag.