I even managed to get longer studs installed without removing the hub... 
Replacing a front wheel stud
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Drifting
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From: Collingwood Ontario
Replacing a front wheel stud
Have a broken stud on the front of a 99 Vette. I've knocked out the old stud and have a new one to put in.
Can you get the stud in without removing the hub from the spindle?
Can you get the stud in without removing the hub from the spindle?
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Drifting
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Racer
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From: Palatine Illinois
You can remove without having to take the hub off. There is one position where you can get it out. So, take hammer, whack the stud you want removed till it comes loose, then rotate the hub until you get to that one place where you can pull the stud out.
the rears, though, you do have to take the hub off (although some people cut and drill to enable doing it without taking hub off).
Alex
the rears, though, you do have to take the hub off (although some people cut and drill to enable doing it without taking hub off).
Alex
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Drifting
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From: Collingwood Ontario
You can remove without having to take the hub off. There is one position where you can get it out. So, take hammer, whack the stud you want removed till it comes loose, then rotate the hub until you get to that one place where you can pull the stud out.
the rears, though, you do have to take the hub off (although some people cut and drill to enable doing it without taking hub off).
Alex
the rears, though, you do have to take the hub off (although some people cut and drill to enable doing it without taking hub off).
Alex
Safety Car
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From: Shenandoah Valley Virginia
Remove caliper, caliper bridge and rotor to give your self some working room. There is definitely a spot that the new full length stud will slip in without removing the hub. Once you have it in, use a stack of several washers and a spare lug nut to sinch it down tight. Make sure that the stud is fully seated against the hub before reassembling.
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