so i had time over the weekend to try to get the bad wheel stud off from the rear passenger side. i had the wheel then the brake caliper off, but then i noticed the dust shroud was in the way, not to mention how do i even gain access to the wheel studs? looked like the spindle was covering everything to gain access to the wheel lugs. do i need to unbolt the trailing arm bolt and the 2 bolts that connect the spindle to the strut as well? i was under the impression once i get the brake calipers off and the dust shroud thats it, but apparently not :th_lipssealed2::th_scratchhead:
rear wheel stud-how to get it out and new installed?
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archemedes
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you can pull the whole hub off I believe (without looking at mine for reference of course)
the hub seems to be bolted to the spindle and the rear trailing arm. someone from the other forum said i can turn the hub with the bad stud towards the bottom where theres a hole that i can hammer the old one out and then use some sort of spacer to squeeze/manuer the new one in enough that i can get the lug nut and tighten it from there. anyone heard of this?
Zef_66
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I am not 100% sure on the rear hub, although I did just change one out. But on the front, you do exactly as you said fst. You turn the hub until the stud lines up with a hole behind it. Then use a big hammer and pound the stud out. On the ones I have done, I used an old lugnut to pull the new stud through the hole. But it does mess up the lugnut a little. I would do it this way as I have tons of old lugnuts. But see if you can get in there and pound from the back, through the hole to seat the new lugnut.