Wheel stud broken

[Mbcomp]

Ok so I broke a wheel stud, left front. My question is how do I go about replacing it, I looked at Autozone, its 1.49 but how excatly do i replace it ?

-thanks in advance

[MT-2500]

Remove brakes caliper and rotor and you should be looking at it?
They just drive out and pull in.
2Wor 4W?

[BlazerBoyLT98]

When it happened to me I brought it to a shop and they did it for $20. I didn't want to chance messing it up but all in all it is not that hard to do.

[Sparky1349]

Originally Posted by Mbcomp

Ok so I broke a wheel stud, left front. My question is how do I go about replacing it, I looked at Autozone, its 1.49 but how excatly do i replace it ?

-thanks in advance

Hey,

All you have to do is pull the wheel, caliper, caliper mounting bracket (optional, but it makes it a little easier) & rotor. Tap the old stud out with a large punch after soaking with PB blaster, by tap I mean hit it hard but don't bend the wheel mounting flange. Get the new stud and nut along with a pile of washer that fit over the knurled end of the stud. Put the stud through the wheel flange, pile the washers on, put the nut on and tighten the nut with a good socket and breaker bar. Make sure of a couple of things, all of the thread of the nut are engaged with the stud so you don't strip the stud or nut, and the washers allow the knurled end of the stud to fully seat in the wheel flange with no interference. It is a lot easier to do with an impact wrench, otherwise you have to engage the 4 wheel drive and drop the other wheel on the ground to keep the hub from turning. You can also put the front brakes back together and stand on the pedal but you don't know when the stud is fully seated.

Good luck,
Sparky