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Hey everyone,

so some of you might have read my thread about Tyre Power stripping my front wheel studs, i went out and bought new studs and am now currently trying to replace them, as per claims it should be easy lol.

I have removed the brake caliper and the rotor, so i have just the hub. I can see there is nothing holding the studs in place, so i screwed a nut onto the end and hammered away. Nothing... Studs wont budge at all. I have a feeling the studs are rusted onto the hub. I sprayed huge amounts of WD40 on the stud and the hole, but nothing works. Stud wont budge. Hitting the stud with a hammer has damaged it beyond use, so now i cant even put the wheel back on to take it to a mechanic.

Does anyone have an idea!?

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Hey everyone,

so some of you might have read my thread about Tyre Power stripping my front wheel studs, i went out and bought new studs and am now currently trying to replace them, as per claims it should be easy lol.

I have removed the brake caliper and the rotor, so i have just the hub. I can see there is nothing holding the studs in place, so i screwed a nut onto the end and hammered away. Nothing... Studs wont budge at all. I have a feeling the studs are rusted onto the hub. I sprayed huge amounts of WD40 on the stud and the hole, but nothing works. Stud wont budge. Hitting the stud with a hammer has damaged it beyond use, so now i cant even put the wheel back on to take it to a mechanic.

Does anyone have an idea!?

Did you screw two nuts onto it, then tighten them together, and then use the one closest to the hub to try and unwind the stud ?

Tried both of those lol, neither of them worked. Ended up using a mallet so big, i actually think it may have been a warhammer. Gave it a couple of love taps, the studs twisted and bent and actually became became much shorter, and eventually came free. Replaced the studs and everything is all good now.

Cheers for your suggestions guys, sorry this thread kinda polluted the forum

So to chage the wheel studs, you obviously have to remove the brake caliper and disc....what exactly did you do to get the studs out? I need to replace two on my front right wheel this weekend....

Well as long as yours are in better condition than mine, it should be the simplest thing you ever do to your car. Problem was my studs were rusted onto the hub...

Anyway, its as simple as removing your caliper and rotor, getting a hammer (in my case an extremely large one), and hammering out the stud. If yours are rusted on like mine were, then i found that a fair bit of WD40, plus a hell of a lot more brute force was required. I also had to bash the stud in a few different directions, like underneath, on top, etc. just to loosen it up a bit.

But as i said, if yours are in better condition than mine, it is literally the easiest thing to do. Good luck man

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