I hate my life (stripped hub stud)

[MercuryFree]

Right so on the wheel the previous owner at some point put incorrect wheel nuts on, I (or tony's tyre service with their ridiculous gorilla torque wheel gun) have now managed to strip the already damaged thread on one if not two of the studs.

Was making a god awful noise which lead me to look at the wheel, saw that three nuts were on fine, one was slightly not on all the way and another was very not on all the way.

Took off the very wrong one, and now of course can not get any nut on there because it just turns into infinity. The second most (theoretically) damaged stud's nut is on so tight I am unable to remove, so that's probably fucked too. So assuming I have indeed stripped the thread completely and need to repair this:

Do I need a whole new hub?

If so, what are my options, and what will they rape my wallet with?

Where in Wellington (preferably porirua) can I have this remedied?

Can I drive the car with the one wheel attached by only 4 of 5 nuts the 10-20km required to get this fixed, or do I need to get further raped for it to be towed?

Car is a '97 wrx wagon, hub in question is the rear left.

FML.

X2.

[dubbedup]

you will be able to get new studs, i think they were around $20 ea, plus labour (less than and hour) so your wallet should be ok.

I wouldnt recommend driving on it but have driven and towed with 2 nuts holding the wheel on, i def wouldnt be going over 50kms tho

[Guest boostin]

Wheel off.

Caliper off.

Carrier off.

Disc off.

Loosen ABS ring if fitted.

Hit damaged stud with BFH.

Remove stud.

Insert new stud.

Pull new stud into place with open ended wheel nut and heavy washers.

Refit brakes etc, and don't forget the ABS ring.

[Guest lan_killa]

tbh its pretty easy to change the studs and as said doesnt cost 2/5ths of f**k all... all you need is a hammer and a wheel brace and a socket or 2... I would probably advise getting some new nuts while your at it

[Guest boostin]

 lan_killa said:

tbh its pretty easy to change the studs and as said doesnt cost 2/5ths of f**k all... all you need is a hammer and a wheel brace and a socket or 2... I would probably advise getting some new nuts while your at it

That's a bit harsh!!

Oh hang on, you mean wheel nuts aye.... ;D

[dubbedup]

lol,

[funkytown]

mercury, where are you based in wellies. There are plenty of folk that could lend a hand

[MercuryFree]

 funkytown said:

mercury, where are you based in wellies. There are plenty of folk that could lend a hand

Whitby

[MercuryFree]

 boostin said:

Wheel off.

Caliper off.

Carrier off.

Disc off.

Loosen ABS ring if fitted.

Hit damaged stud with BFH.

Remove stud.

Insert new stud.

Pull new stud into place with open ended wheel nut and heavy washers.

Refit brakes etc, and don't forget the ABS ring.

Cheers, can I just get studs and open ended wheel nuts from supercheap / repco or do I need to find some form of specialty place?

[Guest boostin]

Do you have a pick-a-part down there? Its cheap and a good place to practice. Just put a wheel nut on the stud before you whack it to protect the threads.

[MercuryFree]

Yeah we do, I can just get a whole replacement hub from a legacy from there for $17 which I'm told will fit, probably the cheaper option?

[Guest boostin]

Much more work though, and you don't know if the wheel bearing is good or not.

[MercuryFree]

Right so been to five different places including a subaru wrecker, and nobody wants to sell me the studs. To pick a part I go.

[dubbedup]

 MercuryFree said:

Right so been to five different places including a subaru wrecker, and nobody wants to sell me the studs. To pick a part I go.

they must be doin alright then, as atm any business is good business.

[Tony]

Are you in a rush? I have a stack of Subaru wheel studs sitting at home, so I can send you a few on Monday if you like - you just pay for the courier. Drop me a PM if you are keen

[NotAWhiteGTB]

Tony, have you got any other freebies you are willing to give out?

[MercuryFree]

 Tony said:

Are you in a rush? I have a stack of Subaru wheel studs sitting at home, so I can send you a few on Monday if you like - you just pay for the courier. Drop me a PM if you are keen

Managed to get 3 of them for $1 each from pick a part but thanks very much for the offer

[Guest boostin]

Easy to get out?

[MercuryFree]

 boostin said:

Easy to get out?

Easy enough, CRC is my jesus. Certainly easier to get out than my wheel was to get off the busted nuts (pics to follow will show why...)

[Koom]

Just be glad they came off without having to cut the wheelnuts off with an angle grinder. Had to do that to an import once, stripped half the thread but nut couldn't come off. Would only spin.

[Guest]

Been through this too with my old commodore, seems like a disaster, in the end, it was easy to do, thou a BFG does help.

[MercuryFree]

Thanks for the advice everyone, and to everyone else just for reading . Went pretty well, only problem really was the parking brake adjusting spring falling out when I was bolting everything back together :, didn't know where it went and the service manuals were a bit of a pain but I think I got it right. Parking brake works at least (although does need tightening up now methinks). Have taken it for a drive round the block and nothing seems to have fallen off, so I'm happy there

For anyone with the same problem reading this in future, this guide was an awesome resource as well as the advice offered in this thread.

Pics of the initial damage to follow ;D

Also, freezing the replacement studs + coating them in crc or other such lube makes the pulling process twice as fast

[dubbedup]

glad it was a straightfoward process, (kinda)

Easier now you know what your up to.