Has anybody replace the front wheel drive bolts(STUDS)

Trying to lose my tire for rotation, I broke one of this f.. bolts, the dealer want bill me close to $300, the bolt is just $4.75.

I removed the rotor and the center nut, but there are not enough room behind the plate to throw back that bolt. I rented a puller to remove the plate, but was impossible to move out.

Appreciate any recommendation, forget PEPBOY, they want more than the dealer.( Honda FIT 2009, MT)

 

front or rear?

 

The wheel bolts [studs] are pressed in. You"re going to have to pull the hub and FSM recommends a ball joint press to press them out. DO NOT HAMMER on them. No impact tools either.

K_C_

 

I've used various sorts of presses for this, but easiet and probably cheap would be to run the hub down to a shop and have them press the old stud out and the new one in.

 

An old run down machine shop will be your best bet..... I have read that a 6 ton press will hardly get the job done..... A dealer or Pep Boys would more than likely send it out to a machine shop and charge you 5 times what they paid to have it done.

 

Just curious... How did it get broken? Crossthreaded? Overtightened? Was a torque wrench used when tightening it last time? 80 ft/lbs.

 

krimson, Coyote
Is that easy, just to press the ball joint to free the hub( obviously loosen the additional bolts). Are there any additional cares or hard job to do.

That has been my main problem "free the hub" to get additional room. It is force pressurized over the dentate axis. I have a Jackstand, can I use it over the ball joint.

Virtual,
I only use the FIT set tools to work on rotation(twice), flat tire or brake pads, I think the tire shop when I bought the new tire set, overtightened because it was hart to loosen at that time and that could had weaken the material resistance. And it was removing the nut.

thanks a lot guys to be here and share any information

 

I'm not getting the feeling you're prepared to tackle this job. I would strongly recommend taking your vehicle to a Honda dealer or a qualified mechanic. Too much at risk IMHO.

K_C_

 

Well, your rigth, I am not a mechanic, I just technical inclined and try to get as much as information that I could to do any job. I ask 2 shop too, Pepboy and Sears, when I told them it wont be a simple process they open big eyes and rethinking the procedure and multiply the charges. That worry me, thatś mean It wont be easy and some unknown risk for me.

Tell me, what could be the closer risks

 

I'm not a big fan of chain store mechanics.

If you love your Honda you'll take it to a dealer. They are used to replacing broken wheel bolts and will do a good job at a fair price.

There's a wheel sensor in there as well as the bearings.

Honestly, unless you're skilled and prepared it's best to leave it to some one who knows - and right now, for you, it's a Honda mechanic.

Buy a Factory Service Manual if you really want to see what's what.

Know your limits and trust the pros.

K_C_

 

in general, most of the honda dealership mechanics in my area aren't fit to hold a wrench. in most cases they aren't even fit to hold a wench to give to a real mechanic... they're that bad. i've replaced a total of 4 on my Fit: three up front and one in the back. all because the "honda service specialist" who rotated my tires cross-threaded them VIA impact gun when i went in for a complimentary oil change.

as long as you've got a haynes or chilton's and a basic understanding of how to turn a wrench then you can get those busted wheel studs out and replace them with a fresh set. if you can change your oil, you can replace a wheel stud

 

i had to do this on mine because one of my front studs got misthreaded (my fault :X)

you cant just pound it out and replace like the GDs... theres a metal part of the hub that prevents the whole stud from coming out... the only way to replace the fronts is to press out the hub, take it out, then press it back in.

If u buy the stud bolt from honda, $5ish, and bring it to a tire place that has a press, you can get it done just for labor...

i paid $40 to get it pressed out, replaced the stud, and pressed in... @tire pros in simi valley... but im sure most places that have a press would do it for ~$50 depending on their labor pricing

***Edit***
just for reference, changing the rear studs are as easy as changing the drum pads...

 

Gonna have to pull the hub. It can be a real can of worms for a DIY newbie. Tying to give best advice, that's all.

Not much more to be said - I do agree that any repair place can be risky. I've had fairly good luck with local dealers and a great mechanic just up the street in the middle of town. Not so good luck with friends and/or relatives, however.

K_C

 

its true there is a bit of risk with ANY repair place.. HONDA DEALERS INCLUDED... the only difference is they have access to all the required parts and if they fudge it up they can fix it (sometimes quickly sometimes not...)

also its gauranteed that the stealership will charge you an arm and a leg for a simple job... so do your research before just bringing it to a place... dealer or local...

 

It depends on the dealership. I have been going to my local Honda dealer for the last 3 years and it always was cheaper and cheaper every time I need something. All you have to do is build a relationship

 

 

This happened to me.

I heated up the base/ hub took a big ass hammer and punched it as far as it would go. then took a sawzzle and cut it out. then had dealer replace under warranty

 

Clearly you had a bad experience at the dealership, but calling teh techs in the dealership incompetent based on the mistakes of the lube rack team, ie. the noobs to the industry is hardly fair. The kid that cross threaded your lugs has probably been working on cars for weeks if not months. If you ever need real work done, a dealership is where its at. Those guys really know their shit...

 

I think it's fair to call them incompetent. It's the dealers job to properly train those "noobs" (lube rack team) to not damage the cars they work on. They are part of the tech team and reflect the quality of the dealership.

 

Calling all the techs in a dealership incompetent for the acts of a new tech is not a fair judgement of the talent in the dealership. Think it through here... guy who's been working there for 10-15 years vs. young kid who's probably been there for 6 months or less.

This is why you should change your oil at home, and only take the car in for service when it needs something major done.