How much/where to get wheel studs replaced?

Macdaddy4738

Macdaddy4738

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This jeep will be the absolute death of me. Im absolutely done doing any work on this POS myself.

Rotated the tires today. Had 2 of the rear wheel studs strip out, I suppose because the lugnuts were either not properly put on the last time I had the tires rotated (last time was at a shop, probably a Mineke.) Or I did it because the bastards where rusted on and I had to put ALOT of force on em.

Anyways, how much does it cost to have this done? Is this something I could do myself or is it just simply too much work?

Most importantly, is it safe to drive with 2 missing lug nuts?
 
foreman1063 said:
Take the axle shaft out, knock the bad studs out, install new studs with punch and hammer, replace axle shaft.
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Yep. Pretty straightforward.

As for driving on it, I wouldn't want to take a long trip, and make sure you check it as often as you can, but you could definitely drive it to get it fixed.
 
Macdaddy4738 said:
This jeep will be the absolute death of me. Im absolutely done doing any work on this POS myself.
Rotated the tires today. Had 2 of the rear wheel studs strip out, I suppose because the lugnuts were either not properly put on the last time I had the tires rotated (last time was at a shop, probably a Mineke.) Or I did it because the bastards where rusted on and I had to put ALOT of force on em.
Anyways, how much does it cost to have this done? Is this something I could do myself or is it just simply too much work?
Most importantly, is it safe to drive with 2 missing lug nuts?
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Not sure which rear end you have, but you might don't even have to pull the shafts.

If there's room, you can knock out the old studs with a hammer and press the new ones in with impact and a stack of washers. Wheelstuds are easy as piss to replace, don't sweat it. You can do it yourself and they're like $1 a piece, I carry a couple spares in the XJ at all times.

As for 2 missing lugs, don't drive crazy and don't go wheeling, you can definitely drive it to the parts store to get the new wheelstuds. If the broken studs aren't right next to each other then you could probably drive it for months...Though I don't in any way recommend that.

Edit: you don't really even need an impact gun to press the new studs in, I did a buddy's f150 in my driveway with a ratchet.
 
don't pull the axles, just knock the old out with a bfh and impact the new ones in
 
I replaced a couple of mine on a d35 without having to pull the shaft. Always used hand tools. It's really easy man
 
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