coreyhayman

hey guys today i decided to further investigate y my wheel has a little bit of play in it, wlel i took the wheel off to discover that the axle or whatever u call it, (the piece that the lugs nuts screw onto) are fucked, the other 3 are good but one is like shorter b/c it must of snapped and only 3 were actually holding the wheel on and the other was just kidna sitting there and when i tried to tighten it no good cuzz its so short that the lug nut barely catches it but if u try and apply pressure it jsut comes off and stripes.......how am i supposed to fix this and approx how much?

Whiplash

yer talking about the wheel studs in the hub..
easy fix..

pull wheel, pull caliper, pull rotor, pull hub and replace wheel stud..reverse to re-assemble

coreyhayman

how does the wheel stud come off?.....iv never done anything like this b4, now evne changed brakes...lol

Whiplash

there'll be a big nut to remove first, that'll get the hub to come off the end of the axle and away from the bearing..

a good whack with a hammer'll get the stud out..
same thing to get the new one in/or use an over sized hardened nut under a wheel nut and reverse-press it thru the hole...
watch the splines, make sure they line up before trying to seat it..

coreyhayman

your gonna laugh at me but where do i get the new stud for and how do i remove the brakes?....lmao....iv never done anything like this b4 on my own anyways

mourad

It's not that hard dude, take off the bolts that hold the calipers, put those aside (preferably without unhooking the fluid line), remove all the bolts that are visible and that look like they're holding the rotor assembly then...
Better yet, head over to crappy tire and pickup the Hayne's manual for your car for like $10. All the answers and pictures will be there.

coreyhayman

iv tried lookin for a haynes manual for my car but have always come up with no luck

mourad

I'd sell you mine but it's falling apart.
Keep trying various random CTires, they sell out quick... probably 'cause of TCC

coreyhayman

im just gonna go rip it all apart and c what i can do...lol....im bored

imported_Cablerat

Is this for FRONT or BACK??

if it's front, good luck, your gonna have to get that stud pressed in.. back you can do yourself..

imported_Cablerat

I doubt that would cause your wheel play.. and frmo wheel play do you mean in the steering wheel? cuz then u are refering to front.. most commonly wheel play occurs from worn out tierods joints and/or bad steering rack. Worn tierods is mega dangerous! if that break only 1 wheel will turn and your toast..

imported_BoOsTd

just by a new hub $$$$ tho

coreyhayman

i cant get the ******* bolt off....so far i gott he brakes off but nowim tryin to get that main bolt off in the middle of the hub and everything but i cant seem to turn it....its not threaded backwards is it/?

coreyhayman

**** i guess im going to work tommorow riding on 3 lugz. the 4th barely catchs and screws on jsut for a sec, ill jsut make sure my other 3 r super,super tight