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?
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You said your new stud comes with the head already modded for installation, cut this old one. Dont even waste time grinding the head of it, just cut it , pull it out, install new stud
Update: found a shop trying to install it. Good news they took the stud out, bad news is the thread of holding the stud is gone and wheel bearing is necessary. Any thoughts?
Go to the parts store and buy the hub/bearing assembly like I told you yesterday for these exact reasons…
Will be arriving soon. Thanks for the advice. Should have been doing it earlier. But how did the threads gone? I did put it in and out couple of times.
Fourteen year old threads in a spot that sees some of the most moisture and dramatic heat cycling will rarely come out clean. On top of that the hub is designed to replaced instead of serviced (See; cheap) so it’s a losing battle in the first place.
Sorry for being a grump! Glad you’re almost back on the road.
You may have to grind or file a flat spot on the stud coming out to get clearance. Dorman has studs with flats already in them for easier installation
Hub has to come off
I know my frontier has the same setup. Had to pull the assembly
This is helpful, thank you
No grinding. Separate the bearing housing then you’ll have the room to slide the stud out. 4 bolts from the backside.
Just the back bolts not the axle nut? Need extra tools for it.
Just get a new hub, and a new axle nut, grab some lock tight for the hub bolts
Sorry hub nut also.
Grind that sucker downnnnn.
Cut the old stud shorter to remove it. New stud, grind about 1/8-1/4 of the rounded end (like a nail head) down towards the thread so it’s flat. Kind of an awkward looking D. The flat should slip by the hub and go right in.
Replace the hub
Ya I agree. A new hub is your safest bet. Hope those rusty bolts will come out.
It means I have to replace wheel bearing assembly. Too pricey and time consuming for this car.
Jesus, the people talking about grinding/cutting don’t know what the fuck they are talking about.
You need to remove your axle nut, and the 4 bolts on the backside of the knuckle. The entire hub and wheel bearing should come off.
You should be replacing the entire assembly, they are not that expensive at <$100
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.
If it was a customer car I’d agree but on my own car? I’d grind that shit down just enough to sneak out the stud
Are you going to cut the replacement, sneak it back in then weld it together? Arguably mechanics are all about getting the new part in.
What’s the welder for…?
My bad, I was half asleep. I had presumed he was going to mutilate the stud. He’s talking about gouging a hole in the side of the assembly behind. Have to take a fair chunk out to make it happen. Couldn’t be that difficult to get a pin out and start undoing a nut.
Grinding the head of the stud would be enough I bet. Super quick and easy. Removing a cotter pin and a nut will leav OP very far from being able to complete the job
Nah. To much other metal in the road
OP posted that the replacement stud has a notch cut out in order to fit in. What else is in the way, the small bit of backing plate that hasn’t rusted away yet? Cut or bend it. I doubt the knuckle would be in the way
Right, like if you did cut or grind it out how do you propose to get a new stud back in?
Saying if I need to wait for delivery of the assembly. Can I drive it on highway as usual? Nearby part store asking for 150 for it.
Bro, your time has value. Get the part near you and get it on the car and stop dealing with it.
You’ll have a safe working car and it’ll have cost you very little money.
Looks like that thin metal backing plate is what’s blocking you from getting the stud out. Make that notch in the backing plate bigger.
Would have saved greif to run a die over the existing stud and use antiseize or grease in the future to keep threads from galling.
If the mangled threads on the stud are the reason for replacement, have you first tried chasing the threads with a thread restorer kit, like this free loan-a-tool kit?
The notch in the backing plate makes it look like you’re in the right spot, what’s it getting hung up on? The head of the stud on the knuckle side of the bearing? Can you angle it more at all?
If not get a file or a dremel and grind down one side of the head enough to clear. You may need to do the same to the replacement.
I second this, grind off a bit of the head so it clears, and hopefully it makes it out through that notch
Does rotary tool sufficient? Don’t have a grinder.
U can cut any spot thats easiest. If cutting the bolt in half gives enough clearance, u dont have to play around in the tight area
Yeah rotary tool is what I meant by dremel. Heck you could file them by hand, or use a hack saw, it’d just be slow.
Great let me try it first. Thanks:)
Yup. Cutting wheel, or diamond cutting wheel on a rotary tool
With a rotary tool you could grind off the two stripped threads and keep the stud. It would lose negligible strength if any. Just bevel the sides after.
This. Grind down the head of the new stud. On the bad one you can just cut it in half for removal.