I need to replace two wheels studs. How do I go about doing this? Is it hard to do? What size studs to I buy and do I buy them from a store like AutoZone? All info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

1996 GS300

 

Remove wheel, caliper, and rotor. Pound out old stud and pound in new one or place the Nut on the other side and tighten until it starts to press into the hub assembly.

 

You make it sound so easy. Is there a certain size that I need to get? When you say pound out, what actually do you mean? Am I to just hit the stud til it comes out? I just want to make sure I don't break something.

 

So your studs have notches in them so they dont slip. By pound them out i mean pound those damn things out ,dont swing for the fences but once you start to tap them back toward the inside of your wheel well, you will see that they are just a press fit stud. so reverse and tap them back in the direction of the engine, and tap them out. literally hit them with a hammer to remove wheel studs

 

Thanks, Triple C.

 

There's a tool much like a C-clamp that ideally you'd use to remove the studs. If you don't have one or access to it and you have to use a hammer, soak the stud joint with some penetrating oil first, and use only as much force as necessary to break the studs free from the hub. By whaling on the studs you're subjecting the hub (and more importantly, the bearings) to forces they were never designed or intended to tolerate. Good luck!

Javier

 

Thanks, javy!

 

I concur - dont swing for the fences they will come out

 

best bet is to put a couple of nuts on the stud before you start. The 2nd one on should be at the end and use the other as a jam nut so the one at the top of the stud doesn't move. This will stop the mushroom affect. Once you get the stud moving out, take the nuts off and proceed by hitting with a hammer. Also, when you put them on, use washers, the lug nuts, and an impact wrench. If you don't have an impact, use a wrench and a cheater bar. I wouldn't hammer them in - you don't know if you have them in all the way. Don't use the wheel as your washer.

 

Thanks, jrbury3.

 

wut are size of oem wheel stud for gs400?