Replacement Wheel Studs

tcawley29

Hi guys,
So I snapped a wheel stud on my 2006 Corolla this evening.
Can anyone advise how long the job should take and its level of difficulty.
I'm quite good at DIY so I should be fine.
Has anyone done the job on this type of car before?
Do I have to replace my wheel bearing when I replace the stud?
Thanks

cletus

Really easy job. Take off the wheel, caliper and brake disc. Have a look at the dust shield, there should be a notch in it. Rotate the hub until the broken stud lines up with this notch. Tap the stud until it comes out of the hub, replace with the new stud. Place an oversize nut out socket in the new stud, then tighten the wheel nut on it until the splines around the top of the stud seats into the hub. Resemble your brakes and away you go

tcawley29

cletus wrote: »

Really easy job. Take off the wheel, caliper and brake disc. Have a look at the dust shield, there should be a notch in it. Rotate the hub until the broken stud lines up with this notch. Tap the stud until it comes out of the hub, replace with the new stud. Place an oversize nut out socket in the new stud, then tighten the wheel nut on it until the splines around the top of the stud seats into the hub. Resemble your brakes and away you go

Thanks Cletus you're a star.
Just one final question.
Should I use lock tight on the caliper bolts or will I get away without it?
Thanks

cletus

tcawley29 wrote: »

Thanks Cletus you're a star.
Just one final question.
Should I use lock tight on the caliper bolts or will I get away without it?
Thanks

I've never bothered, but its up to yourself

tcawley29

cletus wrote: »

I've never bothered, but its up to yourself

I'll take that as a no so. If I can break a stud by hand I can tighten caliper bolts by hand :pac:

Pov06

I did this exact job myself today on my Toyota Yaris.

I paid 4 euro for a new stud at a Toyota dealership.

The job was pretty easy and straight forward. Mine snapped on a drum brake so there was heavy swearing involved when I needed to get the drum off.

99% of Toyotas use the same studs so really any Toyota stud will do.

tcawley29

Pov06 wrote: »

I did this exact job myself today on my Toyota Yaris.

I paid 4 euro for a new stud at a Toyota dealership.

The job was pretty easy and straight forward. Mine snapped on a drum brake so there was heavy swearing involved when I needed to get the drum off.

99% of Toyotas use the same studs so really any Toyota stud will do.

Yeah my wheel came loose on my drive today and when i went to tighten it, it snapped on me. Safe to say there was plenty of swearing at the roadside.

Have most of the work done now.
Everything is dismantled and ready for when my father collects the new stud tomorrow.

Should I use copper grease on the brake caliper bolts (seen it on a video online)

Thanks Everyone

Pov06

You don't really need to.

I would do it if I was doing a brake job but the bolts on a caliper don't give any trouble usually so there's no need.

Just replace the stud and leave the rest like it was