Removing and Installing wheel stud 8th Gen Accord
 

I recently broke 2 wheel studs on the driver side wheel. I thought this would be an easy job until I removed the brake caliper and rotor and noticed that there is absolutely no room to bang out the wheel stud.

Evidently you have to remove hub from the knuckle to gain room to remove the studs.

I banged the wheel stud until it hit the nearest obstruction which allowed me to cut the head off with a hack saw. You could possible use a dremel tool with the largest round metal blade but you won't be able to cut all the way through.

I then wiggled the stud out using a pair of channel locks and some elbow grease. :)

Hopefully the picture below will show how I made an opening from the brake shield and then ground down some metal using an angled grinder with a 4 1/2" cutting wheel to allow me to push the wheel stud through. What really helped was freezing the wheel stud in the freezer which gave me a tad bit more space.


MAKING A GROOVE TO HELP ME SLIDE THE WHEEL STUD THROUGH

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CUTTING A FLAT NOTCH ON THE WHEEL STUD TO SLIDE ON THE GROOVE I CUT
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INSTALLING THE WHEEL STUD BY PUTTING A SPACE BETWEEN THE LUG NUT AND ROTOR. I THEN USED AN IMPACT GUN TO DRAW IN THE WHEEL STUD.
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I didn't have to grind the hub, just the stud to install

remind me not to buy any cars you have worked on ;)

The good thing about this repair is you won't ever know. ;)

And I'm going to guess you do not own or have worked on an 8th gen Accord.

+1. ++++++++++

wow looks like they made it even harder to replace since the 6th gen

The hardest part is using the hacksaw but my recommendation is to watch the torque on your lug nuts.

Also I had driven about 20 miles with the drivers side wheel at 18 psig. :(

Do not ever "assume" that what you might know about your Toyota or the 6th gen Accord applies to another gen Accord - we've had this conversation and will not have it again.

YES! I check the torque on my lugs everytime the wheel comes off - I had a nail in one of my tires over the weekend - as soon as I got home from the repair the first thing I did was re-tourque the lugs....they say they checked it but I watch and when I see that impact hit the lugs first.....no go in my book. As if you watch from there they then check them....so if the impact got them to 90 ft lbs....then of course they are going to be to the ~70 ft lbs mine calls for- check your model for the proper spec.