Stud question

[JTM]

i got a 2000 honda civic and i need new studs because my old ones are stripped. just (possibly) only the front right side. yesterday firestone wouldnt mount my rims cause they said it would be a liability and one stud could possibly break and i was already riding 3 lug nuts out of 4. they wouldnt allow me to ride only 2 lug nuts. and they preferred me not to drive anymore until i get it fix. any good places for me to get them done?

[vtecgsrguy]

do it yaself!!! take loosen the brake assembly and remove the caliper.and on the rotor,loosen the phillips secrew! (which will be a ***** & will probably strip) so have ya a dremell ready to cut it out!..lol... and remove the rotor.then knock out the stripped studs.then put new ones on!! make sure ya put wheel back on and tighten it down good then take it back off to make sure the studd went all the way in good. hope that helps but is the only way i could think to describe it..... sorry if its a little blury... help him out guys!!

[blackshine007]

do it yaself!!! take loosen the brake assembly and remove the caliper.and on the rotor,loosen the phillips secrew! (which will be a ***** & will probably strip) so have ya a dremell ready to cut it out!..lol... and remove the rotor.then knock out the stripped studs.then put new ones on!! make sure ya put wheel back on and tighten it down good then take it back off to make sure the studd went all the way in good. hope that helps but is the only way i could think to describe it..... sorry if its a little blury... help him out guys!!
If you put a ball peen hammer on the head of the screw (the rounded end) and use another hammer to hit the back of the hammer a couple of times, the screw will loosen right up, thereby eliminating the need of a dremel to cut the head out.

[TypeRPersonality]

The methods mentioned above would work on most cars, but not your model Civic. You would have to remove the hub in order to replace the studs. It's a pain in the a*s. My cousin replaced it for me.

[xlilvi3tx]

If you put a ball peen hammer on the head of the screw (the rounded end) and use another hammer to hit the back of the hammer a couple of times, the screw will loosen right up, thereby eliminating the need of a dremel to cut the head out.

or u can use a impact driver... its like 15 bucks at autozone. very useful tool :goodjob:

[blackshine007]

^^Sometimes with the impact driver it wallows out the hole. I have one of those and like I said, sometimes it works. Most of the time you use the method I've done and it works best.

The methods mentioned above would work on most cars, but not your model Civic. You would have to remove the hub in order to replace the studs. It's a pain in the a*s. My cousin replaced it for me.

Come to think about it, you are correct, sir. If the stud is broken off, you can remove the lug, but you won't be able to pull it back through. So, yeah, take it to a shop and have them press the hub out to get the lugs. While you're at it, change the bearing too because more than likely it will start to push out the back half of the bearing when you go to try to remove the hub.

[Revmaynard]

I used two hammers when I took mine out. It only took about 15-20 minutes, I had to replace four though. :(

[KevinT707]

OR instead of taking the whole hub apart, just shave off the back side until its flush with the threads. When putting it in it will still come in at an angle so use a hammer and bang it in. When the thread starts to show on the other side use an old lug nut and start tightening it to pull it through.

My dad & I did this to 4-5 of my wheel studs and NONE of the threads were stripped during the process.

[JTM]

thanks for all the advice