87 hilux pickup broken rear wheel stud

If you are careful, you can do them yourself. If you are lucky, you can blame the broken stud on the last mechanic or tire shop that worked on the car and let THEM change it. ;-) They probably have the right tool and an assortment drawer full of replacement studs.

Most wheel studs have knurled shafts and are pressed into the hub from the back side, and you can change them on the car IF you have the right tools to press out the remains of the old stud, and pull the new one into position.

If you don't have the tool you should remove the hub and use a shop press to get the old stud stub out. If you beat on the hub (on the car) with a hammer & punch, you'll probably wreck the wheel bearings - not right away, but they'll go bad in a few weeks or months from the little dents you'll make in the bearing rollers and races.

The new stud can be pulled into a clean hole in the hub very simply with a lug nut, the hand lug wrench, a few flat washers, and a chunk of steel pipe that slides over the stud, cut to the right length. Do NOT use an impact wrench, you don't want to snap the new stud off.

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"" wrote: > Not managed to get my hands dirty on this one yet but id just > thought id > ask. > 87 hilux 4x4 pickup, broken wheel stud in the rear (drum > brake) > its sheared straight level with the wheel. > > can these be replaced seperately? or am i going to have to > break the bank > open. > how easy is it to do? > > ta all

Generally these studs are just pressed in. You can drive them out with the proper sized drift/punch and a few good whacks with a hammer.

Strange, I have never had that problem at all. If you use the right size punch and a 2 lb or 3 lbs hammer they will pop right out with but a few whacks. If you find yourself beating on it with no result it is because you are not using the right hammer and/or punch to do the job. There is not need to make this into a bigger job than it is.