I was wondering...if I have to change out my front passenger side wheel stud...does the bearing need to be pressed out? And if it does...can I reuse the bearing or do I need a new one?

 

Studs could be pressed in without having to replace bearings...just be careful when pressing the new ones to protect the magnetic encoder (black side of bearing, facing inward). Also be careful of abs sensor (mine cracked, now I have no abs, no biggie)

Whatever you do do not hammer them in!

 

thanks for the reply. unfortunately, im not doing it. i was inquiring because i was gonna do it at the dealership. i was told (over the phone) at first it was gonna be around $350 cuz u need to press out the hubs then press out the broken stud, press in the new stud. then when i get there, the service writer says i need to press out the bearing to get to the stud and i cant reuse the old one so i gotta order a new bearing.

am i getting swindled here? or is this somewhat factual? so what was thought to be $350 to replace a stud, now its gonna be $500+!! f*ck me. wish i had my old 240 where i would just bang it out (although i was messing up the bearing too). oh well.

 

that doesn't sound too bad. although i wouldn't leave my car at a stealershit with their monkeys.

find an independent shop with a good bbb/yelp/google rating. they will have a better price and probably not lie to you about needing more done than what you really need.

 

for reference, i was quoted $800 to replace one wheel bearing on my GDD. this was at a firestone. I bought a wheel bearing on ebay for $50 shipped and plan to press it in when i get my shop press.

 

damn $800? i guess $500 isn't too bad. ...well $600 including bearing cost. still, thats alot of cheddar for one wheel stud. car is going back stock for sure. plus i need a new torque wrench. thanks for the help.

 

To replace a front wheel stud the hub needs to be removed.
This has nothing to do with the wheel bearings.
The service writer is up-selling you.

Speak directly with the Service Manager or walk away and call Honda America.

 

oh really? wow, thanks for that update. i'll definitely speak to the service manager and see what's up.

 

This is strange. My daughter had one of the damaged wheel studs replaced about a month ago. The dealer charged her $18. I've never done one before, but I thought that must been very easy to be $18 parts and labor included.

 

Must have been on the rear - a whole lot simpler.

 

Last resort... go to a salvage yard or online and buy a used assembly. It has to be much cheaper than $800.

 

buy a new assembly off ebay for $120 free shipping....comes with bearings...

 

That's the ticket!! Best way to go if it gets ridiculous at Honda.

 

Just chked with my daughter, nop, it was front passenger side, they charged her $15 total for parts and labor to replace 1 wheel stud. may be she got a big break?

 

Where in Canada was that repair done?

 

Sounds like she did. Let's just hope they didn't somehow pound it out. Slim chance they ground it off and was able to get a new one in. Really not enough room to do that easily, if at all, though I think I recall some on here claiming it's so.

Proper way is to remove the hub assembly.

 

Not sure how it is on the GE, but Kelso pointed out that u can notch ur spindle so u have room for the stud/s to pass through without removing ur whole assembly:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/563592-post17.html

 

Ohh, and don't forget to paint the exposed steel on the spindle with high temp paint after u notch it so it doesn't rust.

 

That's it.Good find.

Shows you that if there's a will there's a way and, I'll stand corrected, the 'proper' way is really the one that works for getting it done.

Might not be the easiest [DIY] nor the cheapest [dealer/shop] but if it works it works.

Then sometimes you get lucky and it only costs you $18CA_

 

Calgary, Alberta