Arrg! Broke lug nut stud!
#21
It seemed like an easy fix according to the DIYs I found online. Except when your working on a Fit!!!!! I tried to remove the screws on the rotor, but stripped the Philips head on them. So I drilled them out! YES! But then this happened when trying to remove the studs.
I don't have the tools or knowledge to remove the hub. Guess I'm going to have to fork out some dough at Honda to fix it.
I don't have the tools or knowledge to remove the hub. Guess I'm going to have to fork out some dough at Honda to fix it.
Use an impact driver with some talc.
#27
Join Date: Mar 2006
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So I brought my car to Honda and they deeply apologized. They got it fixed without an appointment. They made sure to tell the techs to torque it to 80 lbs.
#28
Did you ask how much they would have charged you under normal circumstances? Just nice to know how much money I saved by doing it myself ya know.
#29
if you're gonna DIY do it proper, removed the hub and have a machine shop or somone press that shit out and press a new one back in.
Glad to hear honda got it fixed
next time you change your tires, it'll help if you throw some antiseize on the studs.
Glad to hear honda got it fixed
next time you change your tires, it'll help if you throw some antiseize on the studs.
Last edited by fork_nSpoon; 08-12-2008 at 02:24 PM.
#31
replaced two front wheel bearings on my integra, had to separate hub and knuckle also, major PITA, got the harbor freight $120 12-ton press that helped a lot.
#32
Join Date: Mar 2006
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I wasn't trying to do a DIY. I was trying to do a "Help! What the heck do I do now?" That would be great if there was a DIY on how to remove the hub.
#34
So I just did the same thing on my Rear Passengers side wheel. All the advice i've seen has to do with the Front wheels, since the rear wheels have different brakes is it easier or harder to fix? Any insight and/or pointers would be much appreciated.
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The rears should be the easiest.
Remove the drum covers and the back of the studs should be seen easily.
One of my passenger studs is going to break. I tired to remove my front wheel last week. A few turns and it just stopped.
It was one I replaced too.
Remove the drum covers and the back of the studs should be seen easily.
One of my passenger studs is going to break. I tired to remove my front wheel last week. A few turns and it just stopped.
It was one I replaced too.
#39
as mentioned above, you should always use an impact screwdriver when removing the brake rotors. i learn this the hard way too.
i stripped a screw on my old '01 civic's brake rotor and had to drill it out. i got a ride to the hardware store and bought a $10 impact screwdriver on sale. it saved me a ton of time and it works like a charm.
if you haven't used one before, basically it's like one of those screwdrivers with several different heads that can be put in the tip. you line up the screwdriver into the screw, then you hit the back with a hammer. the screwdriver is designed to twist the tip when the back is hit with the hammer. it has a strong pushing force into the screw while twisting which prevents stripping.
i stripped a screw on my old '01 civic's brake rotor and had to drill it out. i got a ride to the hardware store and bought a $10 impact screwdriver on sale. it saved me a ton of time and it works like a charm.
if you haven't used one before, basically it's like one of those screwdrivers with several different heads that can be put in the tip. you line up the screwdriver into the screw, then you hit the back with a hammer. the screwdriver is designed to twist the tip when the back is hit with the hammer. it has a strong pushing force into the screw while twisting which prevents stripping.