I just had a seized lug nut on a spinning stud. 3 hours with my buddies help. Luckily we had all the tools. Because wow. What a trip that was. Covered in metal slivers. This was not easy
People may have disliked because there are better/safer ways of removing and replacing a stud. I think this is fine but for OCD types they may opt for using a less harsh method (joint separator, for example).
If you add a larger washer; such as a 27mm and insert your regular washer, let's say uts a 19mm, you can Insert the 27mm backwards through the bold and slide the smaller one inside. 😉 also It works just like a replacement washer and i just used wd40 and hand cranked it with my torque wrench
I’m ngl I broke 2 of my studs and I was worried that they were welded together but seeing this just now gave me a better insight and made me feel more calm about getting mine replaced
Quick tip! You can use a very large socket (about 30mm) and fit it over the stud backwards to act as a removal tool. Simply put a nut on the stud after placing the larger socket and ensure you have enough room inside the larger socket for a smaller socket. Tighten up the nut until you can’t anymore and you’ve installed your wheel stud!
better than nothing, but not quite the same as the proper tool, which has a bearing on the back side to reduce friction and chance of spinning and ruining the splines/hub.
so we had to cut the heads off the studs to remove them, the cut half the heads off the new ones to get them in. having a spacer there to get the new studs in was such a great idea it helped a lot. couldnt have done it without this video
Good advice but I'd like to give you a tip/trick for the next time you need to remove both the caliper & bracket. You can use a C clamp to depress the caliper pistons just enough so that you can take out the 2 bolts that hold the caliper bracket on. Doing this let's you slide the bracket, caliper & pads off the rotor all together. It saves a little time when replacing studs or hub & bearing. Daddy taught this girl well. 👍😁
@rusty nail my understanding was always just that removing the fill cap before pressing your calipers in keeps the lines and caliper free of air getting inside, eliminating the need to bleed them. This actually does work. The brakes feel spongy as hell at first but pumping the pedal and refilling the calipers with fluid returns them to proper operation. If you were going to press all 4 calipers at the same time, common sense tells us that once your fill reservoir is full of fluid if the cap remains in place there’s going to be that point that the calipers stop pressing in at which point if you tried forced them to press something somewhere would rupture but I’d be quicker to guess this would occur at one of the other calipers. Now that I’ve typed all that i realized that @Benjamin Black is the one who this reply probably should have been addressed to. My bad, can’t just erase it though.
To all the commenters about the master cylinder. It's impossible to "explode" or ruptue any part of the system unless there's a weak point already. It would already have ruptured during normal driving due to the high fluid pressures during braking. Secondly, as brakes wear, the fluid level drops in the master cylinder. When you compress the wheel cylinders, you are pushing that fluid back into the empty space in the master cylinder. The brake system is a sealed system. Unless you open a brake line, there should be no air in the system. The brakes will feel spongy after installing the calipers but it will go away after a few pumps of the brake pedal as the fluid in the master cylinder get pumped back into the lines and calipers. None of what I stated applies to cheap Chinese master cylinders. Some don't have a bladder in the master cylinder cover to take up the empty space.
@rusty nail You won't 'explode' the master cylinder, but you could easily rupture a seal somewhere. Luckily, most modern cars actually have a vent in the brake fluid reservoir so overpressure has somewhere to go before damaging internal components.
Thanks man! I was ready to pull the axle on my son's truck. This saved me tons of time and worked like a charm! I didn't have the fancy conical shaped washer so I just used the lug nut itself, it worked fine no damage. Thanks again!
Great vid. You explained it well and best part you actually show what you are doing and what you did. Before and after view. Idk why more people don't do this like you did. Great vid!
Big thanks man. I had to stop once I removed the rotor assembly and the brake calipers because I did not know how to remove the stud. You made it so easy. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the tip on the stud install tool! Last time I needed to replace a stud was about 10 years ago and I fumbled through it successfully. Your guide will make it much smoother this time.
I have a project truck with a bent stud, it's not horrible but it's a little noticeable, this video is great, very in depth and good explanation, thanks
A method I came up with to set the studs is just get the stud in place, slide a couple close ended wrenches over the stud and start tightening while applying pressure to the wrenches to keep pressure on the head of the stud so it doesnt spin.
Thanks, i dont have the right bit to get the rotor off but i managed to squeeze them out and the new ones in. Now i just need a million washers to get them fully in
I’ve made a rig with a c clamp. Basically use the old lug nut. Seat it all the way possible with a gap. Then take a piece of wood and place it on the nut. Use two c clamps and tighten. It should gently pus the stud out.
Just bought the Lisle tool. Hard to believe there are kits that cost over $200 to do this. But if you have bad aim, use a soft metal hammer to remove the stud. Like a brass hammer.
I wish I would have watched the whole video before pulling the threads on 2 of my spline type lug nuts. I watched the first half thinking it wasn't for my 2015 GMC sierra. Live and learn lol
I just want to say THANK YOU !! The past three years I have been looking for a permanent solution without success. Apple told me that they cannot do anything because my MacBook was a vintage model (2011), although it is s great computer. With your help, it is working just fine. Again, thanks. All the best !!!
I had to completely remove the axle to replace the studs on my 2003 F-150. Then the studs had to be pressed out on a 12 ton press because They wouldn't budge with a few hits from a hammer. This guy is lucky.
rust also complicates things. to get the front studs out of my rusty 2002 sierra it took many hits with the sledge for the studs to finally come out. Had to remove them so I could use a bolt to pull the old wheel hub off.
Some cars are a lot harder than the smart ass, Try replacing a front wheel stud on a front wheel drive import! Also it is harder on his El Camino because you have to remove the front bearings and rotor, All vehicles are different that is why prices can vary by $100s
2013 Ford Escape Titanium. Really don’t want to have studs replaced but I can’t get the lug nuts off because they’re pretty roughed up. Didn’t realize that when we bought the vehicle
With all the loose socked out there at garage sale why not use a 50 cent snap-on. Dont know how it will work as i just came in frim the cold but will try and your washer method and see how it works. Thanks for the ideas
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Wow, I was just quoted $1,700 to replace 10 of these, this is basic level skill required. Thanks for the helpful video.
robbery lol
I wouldn’t call it basic skills.. any skill is ez when u know it .. but not when u don’t 😂😂😂😂😂
I just had a seized lug nut on a spinning stud. 3 hours with my buddies help. Luckily we had all the tools. Because wow. What a trip that was. Covered in metal slivers. This was not easy
Thats every single mech job
I would!. These studs were not years old as you can see they pop out in 1 or 2 hits.
Who would dislike this video? Maybe it was the auto shop that will now not get my business because I can do the work myself.
People may have disliked because there are better/safer ways of removing and replacing a stud. I think this is fine but for OCD types they may opt for using a less harsh method (joint separator, for example).
WAKA WAKA!!!
Maybe people tried it and it wasn't as easy as it seems
Bets it has to do with tools; Either they didn’t have most of the tools used, or they used more specified tools exclusively made for this job
If you add a larger washer; such as a 27mm and insert your regular washer, let's say uts a 19mm, you can Insert the 27mm backwards through the bold and slide the smaller one inside. 😉 also It works just like a replacement washer and i just used wd40 and hand cranked it with my torque wrench
Watched this video last night, woke up this morning and replaced my broken lug stud. Thanks a ton!
I’m ngl I broke 2 of my studs and I was worried that they were welded together but seeing this just now gave me a better insight and made me feel more calm about getting mine replaced
Thanks for the video. Replacing my wife's transmission showed me that she's missing a stud. I'll be replacing that today thanks to you.
Wtf
@@busystuff23yearsago15 I lawld
Can replace a trans but not a stud?😂
Never had to do it before. I RUclips'd the trans swap as well. 🤷
@@TrentBigW Very well. That’s impressive for a trans haha
Quick tip! You can use a very large socket (about 30mm) and fit it over the stud backwards to act as a removal tool. Simply put a nut on the stud after placing the larger socket and ensure you have enough room inside the larger socket for a smaller socket. Tighten up the nut until you can’t anymore and you’ve installed your wheel stud!
f'n genius, my guy.. didn't realize it, but I got two of 32 mil sockets!! I hope it works when I replace some studs!
Lmao it won’t get stuck in the socket square?
Smart! Thank you
I just tried this and it works great. I had a 1 1/2" socket lying around. Thanks! 🙏🏻
better than nothing, but not quite the same as the proper tool, which has a bearing on the back side to reduce friction and chance of spinning and ruining the splines/hub.
Clear as day. No BS. I am so glad you included the washer/grease tip. Thank you.
The grease serves no purpose except to make a mess.
What about making sure that the washers dont stick together?@@ramtek2702
so we had to cut the heads off the studs to remove them, the cut half the heads off the new ones to get them in. having a spacer there to get the new studs in was such a great idea it helped a lot. couldnt have done it without this video
Good advice but I'd like to give you a tip/trick for the next time you need to remove both the caliper & bracket. You can use a C clamp to depress the caliper pistons just enough so that you can take out the 2 bolts that hold the caliper bracket on. Doing this let's you slide the bracket, caliper & pads off the rotor all together. It saves a little time when replacing studs or hub & bearing. Daddy taught this girl well. 👍😁
And remember to protect the master cylinder by simply opening fill cap before using C clamps.
@f c exploding, if the brake fluid level is high, when you compress the piston all that fluid has no where to go
@rusty nail my understanding was always just that removing the fill cap before pressing your calipers in keeps the lines and caliper free of air getting inside, eliminating the need to bleed them. This actually does work. The brakes feel spongy as hell at first but pumping the pedal and refilling the calipers with fluid returns them to proper operation. If you were going to press all 4 calipers at the same time, common sense tells us that once your fill reservoir is full of fluid if the cap remains in place there’s going to be that point that the calipers stop pressing in at which point if you tried forced them to press something somewhere would rupture but I’d be quicker to guess this would occur at one of the other calipers. Now that I’ve typed all that i realized that @Benjamin Black is the one who this reply probably should have been addressed to. My bad, can’t just erase it though.
To all the commenters about the master cylinder. It's impossible to "explode" or ruptue any part of the system unless there's a weak point already. It would already have ruptured during normal driving due to the high fluid pressures during braking. Secondly, as brakes wear, the fluid level drops in the master cylinder. When you compress the wheel cylinders, you are pushing that fluid back into the empty space in the master cylinder. The brake system is a sealed system. Unless you open a brake line, there should be no air in the system. The brakes will feel spongy after installing the calipers but it will go away after a few pumps of the brake pedal as the fluid in the master cylinder get pumped back into the lines and calipers. None of what I stated applies to cheap Chinese master cylinders. Some don't have a bladder in the master cylinder cover to take up the empty space.
@rusty nail You won't 'explode' the master cylinder, but you could easily rupture a seal somewhere.
Luckily, most modern cars actually have a vent in the brake fluid reservoir so overpressure has somewhere to go before damaging internal components.
Thanks man! I was ready to pull the axle on my son's truck. This saved me tons of time and worked like a charm! I didn't have the fancy conical shaped washer so I just used the lug nut itself, it worked fine no damage. Thanks again!
Great vid. You explained it well and best part you actually show what you are doing and what you did. Before and after view. Idk why more people don't do this like you did. Great vid!
Big thanks man. I had to stop once I removed the rotor assembly and the brake calipers because I did not know how to remove the stud. You made it so easy. Thanks a lot!
Thank you, much appreciated, so Educative,much love from Uganda Kampala 🇺🇬
Wow. A lot simpler than I thought it would be. Thanks for the video!
thank you for this video! you made it look so easy, i’m about to replace my wheel stud and my brake pads myself instead of paying to get them done!!
Thanks for the tip on the stud install tool! Last time I needed to replace a stud was about 10 years ago and I fumbled through it successfully. Your guide will make it much smoother this time.
I have a project truck with a bent stud, it's not horrible but it's a little noticeable, this video is great, very in depth and good explanation, thanks
Its amazing those little studs and hubs hold all that height 😅 thank you for the video, helped me realize how easy it was! Happy New Year!
Mr. Hines, seriously, Thank You, You made it look easy ...
But was it?
Thank you for this, that install tool was a life saver!!!!
Great video! Thank you. One addition: remember to chemically remove all grease from the newly installed stud.
A method I came up with to set the studs is just get the stud in place, slide a couple close ended wrenches over the stud and start tightening while applying pressure to the wrenches to keep pressure on the head of the stud so it doesnt spin.
Damn I have a rounded stud head
Thank you so much for this video. So straight forward and concise. You could teach anyone to work on vehicles.
Thank you - so glad I found this video , made my day.
This was very straight forward and easy to follow, thanks!
Thank you very much Bro for the GREASE TRICK I never would of thought of that!!!!!!
The corn. You did good you got straight to the point and no playing around.
Thanks, i dont have the right bit to get the rotor off but i managed to squeeze them out and the new ones in. Now i just need a million washers to get them fully in
Those studs came out easy, mine are extremely tight.
Doing the good lords work. Great video. Well done!
Mate...found your channel a few week ago...great stuff...very well done.....👍👍👍👍
thank you!!
Well done , quick work , all tools and pieces prepared for the job thanks
Thank you for advice on the tool!! Had Never seen one of those!!
Nice job, Thank for the cool video, we just broke one today changing our struts on the Ford Expedition and this really helps with question I had
Thanks for the quick and easy method
Thank you for your teaching!
Thanks man. This was super useful. Well done. Subscribed.
Great video, clear and concise. Thank you
If there was video I needed to see more this would be it. Thank you!
Be replacing 8 tomorrow... hope they come out that easy.
Use mapp gas. Don’t get to crazy on the hammering. May damage wheel bearings. Just FYI.
I’ve made a rig with a c clamp.
Basically use the old lug nut. Seat it all the way possible with a gap.
Then take a piece of wood and place it on the nut. Use two c clamps and tighten. It should gently pus the stud out.
Ah dude take the axle right out and pressing them out was real easy, bro has a truck shop so the right tools made the difference👍
@Bones McGillicuddyhe sure the fuck didn't do it,I did , it's called right tools and work smarter ,not harder so whose the idiot here?
This has been super helpful. Thank you!!
Just bought the Lisle tool. Hard to believe there are kits that cost over $200 to do this. But if you have bad aim, use a soft metal hammer to remove the stud. Like a brass hammer.
Thanks Aaron, I will be doing this tomorrow, as today Indid an oil change and tire rotation.
fantastic work brotha appreciate it
I wish I would have watched the whole video before pulling the threads on 2 of my spline type lug nuts. I watched the first half thinking it wasn't for my 2015 GMC sierra. Live and learn lol
Complete! Excellent! Thanks!
you and chrisfix have the same voice and the same skills i like your channel
Thank you for the support!
Awesome! Thank you for making this seemingly tough thing easy.
Good video and awesome tips I will be using this information at work.
Love the content man subscribed
I love you man!!! Thanks for the video!!!!
I just want to say THANK YOU !!
The past three years I have been looking for a permanent solution without success.
Apple told me that they cannot do anything because my MacBook was a vintage model (2011), although it is s great computer.
With your help, it is working just fine.
Again, thanks. All the best !!!
Awesome video, thanks!
Very easy and understandable..tnx man
Thanks Aaron, very helpful
Excellent video.
I feel confident that I can do this myself and I'm a girl.. 🙄 he explained this beautifully 🥰
Loads of help thank you bro
Great tips never knew about the washers and grease trick thank you for sharing that you get a like
Great work!
Thank you very much for your time and help
How do you keep the new stud from stripping when your installing?
Perfection mate love it
Yes. Helped lots. Thanks
This video is so well put together but anyone else notice the
Ubolts on the truck
good vid aaron
alot easier then expected tbh
Nice video, simple and straight forward
I had to completely remove the axle to replace the studs on my 2003 F-150. Then the studs had to be pressed out on a 12 ton press because They wouldn't budge with a few hits from a hammer. This guy is lucky.
rust also complicates things. to get the front studs out of my rusty 2002 sierra it took many hits with the sledge for the studs to finally come out. Had to remove them so I could use a bolt to pull the old wheel hub off.
Great Video Aaron !
Great video! Thanks!
Good content man !!!
Good work very explanatory
wow that was easy, I will do it myself. Thanks
Amazing 💪 thank you so much bro
Great job
Is it possible to damage the wheel bearings by hammering the old stud out?
YES!. If you hit the actual hub instead of the wheel stud itself you can do damage, just be careful
great video, thanks for helping the ignorant
Nice and clean
Good job thx
Thanks man 👍👍
Please tell people to take the grease off the new stud. Seems obvious but not to everyone.
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IT WILL HELP ME
Very informative video!
Only one more thing to say,
Hold on to your lug nuts it's time for an overhaul! 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome. Thank you!
Thank you for this, I have 2 busted studs on my 76 El Camino driver side front wheel, they broke off almost clean with the hub annoyingly enough
Gud video gud advice. i have one stud to replace will do it myself. Easy n simple but garages always make out the job is harder than what it is.
Some cars are a lot harder than the smart ass, Try replacing a front wheel stud on a front wheel drive import! Also it is harder on his El Camino because you have to remove the front bearings and rotor, All vehicles are different that is why prices can vary by $100s
Man thank you !!!
Thanks. Great information.
Great video
Thank you! 😊
My balls shriveled up and went back into my body at 4:45 when I saw the caliper slowly sliding down
Awesome. My ex-mechanic damaged one of my studs to get me to pay for work I didn't need. I'm going to save the hundred bucks or so and do it myself.
Great video. Quick question : do you absolutely need power tools to replace the stud or just a ratchet with a long bar might do the job ?
Thank you good video
Who else was eyeing that caliper at 4:42? Dude almost had to replace a brake line and bleed the system.
Dude my balls shriveled up and went back into my body when I saw that
I’ve dropped the caliper multiple times and nothing has happened
2013 Ford Escape Titanium. Really don’t want to have studs replaced but I can’t get the lug nuts off because they’re pretty roughed up. Didn’t realize that when we bought the vehicle
awesome thanks man
With all the loose socked out there at garage sale why not use a 50 cent snap-on. Dont know how it will work as i just came in frim the cold but will try and your washer method and see how it works. Thanks for the ideas
Anyone watching this : Make sure you get all grease and oil off lug studs or you will over torque them and possibly snap them off again!
Thanks very helpful.
Good work