Hi there,

I have a stripped wheel stud on the front passenger side Has anyone replaced the FD front wheel stud before? What's involved?

Thanks !

 

I think Damian has done one for the rear wheels . Go search up his thread

 

You will need to remove the front wheel hub. Not to much involved there.

Take off the tire after the car is supported with jack stands.
Next, remove the brake caliper and hold it up with a bungee cord or suitable zip-ties etc..

Then remove the brake disc( you may want to get the 2 screws that hold the disc in place off before you remove the caliper. They can sometimes be a bitch. If they strip, you can drill them out as the wheel will hold the disc in alignment once it is back on.

After the disc is off, you need to remove the front hub axle nut( under the cap on the end of the axle)
Then the hub comes off pretty easily by hands for me.

After that take it to a machinest and have them press the old stripped stud out, and press a new one in. They will also need to press the ABS sensor ring off the hub and then on again after the new stud is in..( before pressing out the stud) They need to be carefull with that as they are pretty fragile.

Then install in the reverse order, torque the hub nut( new one) to 131-173 FT pounds.
Reinstall the brake disc and caliper, cap for the axle nut, and then your wheel.

That's all there is to it. Shoudn't take more than a few hours total labor, and maybe a day if the machinist is slow. Also should not be very much at the machinist to do the pressing. Maybe 20 bucks...

hope that sheds some light on the project for you.

If you have a service manual it is described on Pg. M-7.

Rear studs are a absolute biatch to do. Much more involved,...soo don't strip the rears

 

You don't have to remove the hub nut or spindle. Remove the brake caliper and the brake disc. Hammer the bad stud out with a few strong whacks. Insert the new stud through the back and put a stack of washers on it. Use an old lug nut to tighten against the washers and pull the new stud into position.

The rears require full disassembly, the fronts are easy since there is enough room behind the spindle to remove and insert the studs without removing the spindle from the car.

 

^^ This is true and possible. Depending on how/if seized the old stud is. I have done it both ways and just wanted to give him the most in depth approach just to save frustration with bending the stud or having something else go wrong...

Try it with the hub on, if you do not get any movement after a couple hits , take it off and use a press.