I was trying to replace a stud for my 09 Altima 2.5. didn’t find any space or gap to get the stud out. Tried to spin whatever the position it can be but no luck. Any advice? Anyway that can take that thing off cost effectively?
I was trying to replace a stud for my 09 Altima 2.5. didn’t find any space or gap to get the stud out. Tried to spin whatever the position it can be but no luck. Any advice? Anyway that can take that thing off cost effectively?
It’s a time and money saver. You grind part of the round tip so you have enough room to work out the old one and install the new one. If you don’t know this trick then you probably don’t know what you’re talking about. On Hondas you have to press the hub bearing out which calls for 2 hours just to replace a stud a $5 stub, so this is a quick alternative and it’s effective.
I’m a certified master tech at a shop that specializes in performance Honda builds, so I’m familiar.
This is an ‘09 Altima. The hub and bearing bolt on.
I’m very aware of this “trick” used by hack mechanics that creates a weak point.
I prefer to repair things the correct way.
A million dollars for anyone that’s seen a wheel stud pull through because of that little grind. Love the fear mongering people will pull to steal money from old ladies.
In this case yes just pull the hub by unbolting but a charging a customer over $200 labor for once stud replacement is not right, this is not a safety issue one slightly grinded stud out of 5 is not going to cause a safety issue. I could care less that you are a certified Honda mechanic, the stealership has no problems ripping off customers.