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for some reason one of my wheel stud just broke off. so im rolling around with only 3 lug nuts. people say its because i have after market wheels with stock lug nuts. i think i'll be ok rolling around with 3 lug nuts but i dont want to do that. anybody ever changed it out before or have any DIY chart for me to look at?

 
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i think the stud is "pressed" on. you will prob. have to remoce hub to get it off. then you'll need to wack that nub with a punch and mallet. then from the oppsite side pound in your new stud. i've never done this on a 7th gen, but i would think it's the same as it ever was....

 
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take it to a shop...

 
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yea i was gonna take it to a shop but they charge way too damn much. i already bought the new studs. i called the honda and they said its gonna cost me about 90 bucks to install.

 
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Go to a tire store to see. I am sure it will be cheaper and better than honda can do. They prolly outsource it any way.

 
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Yeah I definately wouldnt take it to honda just call around and get pricing they need a press to do it right. So make sure they have one and they not just going to beat it in with a hammer.

 
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i wouldnt do it yourself. and driving w/3 studs will warp the rotors

 
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Honda will overprice you on everything.

 
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I've done this before on an old car. I had this '89 rust bucket as my first car, i sheared off a lug stud more than once on that. For that car, you just took the wheel and rotor off, and tapped it out the back of the hub, put it back through and tightened the lug nut on the wheel to pull the stud into the hub. But as this honda is nothing like my dodge rust bucket, I couldn't tell you how to do it on here. Personally, if gearbox says take it somewhere, I'd take it to someone. As far as the stock nuts on aftermarket wheels, not a great idea, as I understand it. The part of the wheel that the lug nut rests on is a different shape on aftermarket wheels, relative to stock, i'm told. The nuts for stock wheels are a ball shape on the end that hits the wheel, while the aftermarket nuts should be more of a cone shape. While this may not have caused the broken lug stud, its definitely not doing your wheels, or overall handling and safety any favors.

 
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a tire shop? shouldnt i be taking it to a brake shop?

but anyways i'll probably call around today. ive tried yesterday but not very many shops know how to change it out besides honda. honda offered me 90 bucks to change it out so yea.

 
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Brake shop would prolly work too. Sucks about honda's price. But, it's gotta get done, so good luck.

 
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I work at a tire shop and we do studs all the time. Most of the time all you need to do is punch the old broken stud off, put the new stud in place while on the car and take a lug nut and w/ an impact drive it in till the stud is pressed on. All that is done with wheel off the car. It depends on what the setup is. Like I said thats 'most of the times' .

 
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Tire brake it does not matter. Honda will just send it to one of those any way. Just know the simple jobs get sent to the rookies at dealers.

 
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i called teh honda dealership and they said they will do it for 20 bucks.

 
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alright so i got my wheel stud problem fixed. everything is running good now. but when i got the car back one of the mechanics told me that my front passanger side control arm is cracked? i guess its almost broken or about to snap in half? so how bad is this?

 
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did you hit something??? lol Just for all of you that dont know, a broken wheel stud up front requires you to press the hub off of the knuckle. The broken one usually will come out but there isnt sufficient clearance to get a new one back in. I have ARPs in there now.

 
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no i didnt hit anything. i just kinda broke in half for soem reason. but i got everything fixed. now my problem im worrying about now is my control arm.