Wheel Stud Removal

[tblake]

HA HA, you mean three bolts behind the hub? Yeah, but I live in MN, and all the years of rust make taking wheel bearings off more of a chore than just hacking a stud in half with a hack saw (took 5 minutes).

Problem now is I think my bearing is going out. Bob was right. No noise prior to smacking the stud out, and now sometimes I get that distinct wheel bearing failure growl. I was going to replace it anways since I already replaced the other side. I just thought I would ride this one out and see how long it lasts. I'm not too mad since this one is over 10 years old.

Let that be a lesson to anyone who doesnt tighten the axel nut correcty or beats on a good bearing to replace a wheel stud. It doesnt take much to damage them. I just took three good hard swings and directly hit the stud every time. Now have some bearing noise.

[Scrapper]

i guess you did do it fast and never you was in mn so you took the easy way and your going to get new bearing.

[tblake]

I know, how ironic, I replaced the stud to not have to replace the bearing, and ended up needing to in the end.

[Highbeamz]

I just changed my wheel stud today...upon switching from my rims to my stockers w/winters a stud happened to strip...probably from the dumbass that IMPACTED the lug nuts on there.....

I couldn't get the old stud out and I didn't think I could get the new one in easily so I ended up backing off the hub bolts about 1/2 an inch to give the clearance to get the stud out and the new stud in...but that's my story.

[tblake]

not a bad idea. The parts counter girl asked me if I was going to remove the hub to replace the bearing and I said no. So she gave me a stud that was a little shorter than the rest. It just made it in. Thats why I had to cut mine, I didnt remove the hub.