| Re: Wheel stud stripped, cant take off rim REAR WHEEL BEARING HUB –WITH WHEEL ALREADY OFF 1. Remove brake caliper (2 – 18 mm bolts on the back of the knuckle). 2. Suspend / tie caliper out of the way – do not remove brake line. 3. Remove (and discard – supposed to use a new one every time). Requires 34mm deep socket (torqued at 118 lb. ft.) 4. Unplug ABS electrical connector. 4. Remove rotor hold screw (torx) and remove rotor. 5. Remove parking brake bracket from back of knuckle. 6. Remove bearing hub using a wheel puller that can be bolted to hub with center removal bolt to push against axle center point. 7. Remove and replace wheel stud. 8. Reinstall everything – use thread locker (allowed to dry on all threads for 10 minutes) on the 2 caliper bolts (torque to 88 ft. lbs.) – and use new axle nut (118 ft. lbs.) |