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I was taking my wheels off to replace my front brake pads and realized that one lug nut was extremely difficult to remove, actually damn near impossible. So after unsuccessfully trying to torque it with a make-shift lever, I quit, hoping an air tool would do the job. My buddy used his 500lb air tool and surely it came loose...along with the broken stud!!!!

Is replacing the front wheel stud for a 2001 Civic coupe something that I can do myself or is should I bring it into a shop? Also, how much should I expect to pay?

Thanks!

 
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well unless you have access to a press, then you need to take it to a shop. You have to remove the knuckle and hub assembly and press them apart to remove it. A shop charged me $70 in labor to replace one on the front.

 
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Damn! For a freakn' screw! Oh, well...such is life

Thanks for the info.

 
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I'm missin 2 of them in the right side the front and back tires, will that mess up anything driving like that?

 
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2 on each wheel?? If so, that is a problem. Running around with one missing temporarily is not as big of deal. We replace the front studs on most cars with slide off rotors for around $40 or so. We can change a front stud in a matter of 15 to 20 minutes usually.

 
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my dad has 01 camry, he broke 2 or 3 studs on rear drum, I bought new studs at schuks and he replaced it himself.. dunno bout the civics...

 
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on the newer civics, you have to pull off the knuckle and hub assembly and press them apart in order to replace the wheel stud. It doesnt take 15-20 min. You can take off the rotor, but you will see that you cant knock the stud through, you have less then a millimeter or so of room to work with.

Now on the rear, you can take the drum off and knock the wheel stud out.

 
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you can get a slide hammer and pull the hub off the knuckle with out taking anything else off. i have extra studs that came with my H&R wheel spacers that i don't need. do you want them? it's a set of 8.

 
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My friends shop did it free for me

 
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so its not a simple "hammer a new stud in from the raear" job?

 
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Wells its pretty simple if you have the tools. Like Roy said you need the slide hammer and what you do is connect it to your remaining studs and screw it on. Then you give it a couple hard wacks and the hub should come off.

 
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Yeah its really not a simple remove and replace proceedure.
I got my front replaced for $40 and the guy gave up and took the hub off.
You do need a press to remove it.

 
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correct. The rear you can do easy, but not the front.