My studs are stripped and i need to change them out. Anyone with experience on this know how to change out the stud.

 

a towel and a hammer...use the towel to cover up the main part of the wheel, then whack the end of the stud with a hammer...

sounds crazy, I know, but that's how it's done.

IanS

 

now how do i put the stud back in the rotor.

 

Get a new stud, stick it in there, and put everything back together.

Putting your wheel on and tightening the lugs will set it in place permanently.

 

Oh yeah - take the rotor off before you go hammering away.....

It's not attached - just pull...use a screwdriver to pry if it's a little rusted on.

IanS

 

put your wheel back on and torque the stud with the lug nut to 100 ft lbs, then loosed the lug and re torque the nut back to spec.

 

Like Ian said it's pretty easy.

Here's how I did it:

Remove the wheel, caliper, and pads.
Remove caliper bracket and rotor.
Hammer out the stud with a rubber mallet.
Put the new stud in.
Put a stack (4-5) of washers over the stud and tighten a lug nut to pull the stud into place.
Remove washers, reinstall parts, and put on the wheel.
-hype

 

This is also how I've done it.

 

thanks for you help

 

Doh, forgot about the washers - I did that as well.

 

I would just pop in a pair of ear plugs and bust out with my air hammer (thats why i use the ear plugs, if uve heard that thing u know what im talkin about!) and pop em out in a few seconds u can instll them the same way just gotta be careful with the hammer damn thing can really jarred out of ur hands if ur not holding on hard enough.

 

Damn Damn Damn. I almost got it done till the last stud. It took me 1 hour to do the left side. Then I got it down and it took me 10 min for the right side then I was putting the last stud in place, then all of a sudden the damn bolt got stuck on the stud and i couldn't take it off. So i had to cut it off and now my car sitting helpless on a stand for another lonely night. Damn my moms thunderbird, girls look at me funny in that car.

 

It's not the car...



sorry, it was just too easy not to say it...

 

hey does anyone know where you can get new studs?

 

Most dealers have plenty in stock....people break them often, apparently.

 

thanks man