Stripped wheel studs

[rayfinseats]

So I have this 83 chevy 4x4 half ton and half the wheel studs are stripped. How the hell did the dip**** strip the wheel studs? How hard are the front ones to replace? Can I do it with the rotors on ?

[ghettoluxury]

You have to pull the front hubs off the truck and beat the stud out with a hammer thend flip it over and beat a new one in with a hammer and punch. The studs are what hold the rotor in place.

[muddnutz]

i pulled mine in tight by tightning the nuts with the wheel on

[thirdstreettito]

I did the same thing, the lugs got stripped. Get the hub socket from your local auto parts store and diagrams of how everything goes together. You MUST take the front hubs/brakes apart.

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by muddnutz

i pulled mine in tight by tightning the nuts with the wheel on

Though it may "technically" work, I would not do it like that. It is not only harder on the stud than need-be, there is a lot of force being applied to the conical seat of the wheel too. A steel wheel is intended to have some "spring" to it, which can be damaged by this. It can also "gall" the nut and/or the wheel. The smaller (7/16") studs of a 4x4 are more likely to be damaged by this method.
If you feel that you "have to" pull them in:
Use a flat faced nut (or the back of a conical nut)
Use a flat washer under the nut
Lubricate the threads and the faces of the washer and nut w/a good hi-pressure grease.

It would be far better to press them in from the back side, either by truly "pressing" or with a hammer/punch.