my 45+ yrs as a seasoned technician, change them all out , cause the others have taken abuse also . U might think it's good and if you have to wait to see the stud in a different shape to replace then u have no clue in the world , replace replace cause it does cause undue stress on other studs what's a few more dollars when it comes to safety..... to many slackers calling themselves mechanics well I'm a technician seen it all done it all ..... u should see what damage a wheel does when it flies off a vehicle at 75 or 80 mph ..... then you'll change your mind !!!
I would have replaced them all but I would have put never- seez on the threads. As a heavy truck mechanic I've replaced a lot of studs with galled threads as well as broken ones.
careful = make sure the head doesn't spin. he didn't mention it, but you can see him align the teeth & get it all snug before he hits it with the impact, thats key
well you havint really lost much by doing that bro even if the studs could come out, atleast you have a few less things to worry about for the near future
To anyone that says not too use an impact has never turned a wrench for a living. Some days your hands will hurt from using them. So anything that helps like impacts padded handles. Work smarter not harder
You gotta change all the studs my man. Its a known thing in service manual if one stud breaks you have to replace the two beside it at least but in this case that means all of them on that hub .
Definitely agree but the customer probably didn’t want to pay for all that so the mechanic won’t pay out-of-pocket to do all of them even though they really should and they know it
@@KanekiGhoulz if that was the case the mechanic should have refuse to repair it, like a lot of us do. I have refused to repair customers cars in the past we are held liable.
if your studs thread is just fucked up are you okay? i assume it would be fine to just replace one because mine isnt broken its just the thread got fucked up.
Pro tip, if you don’t have a wheel stud installer put grease on the hub and between a couple washers then use the lug nut backwards (flat side to hub if possible) to pull the stud in easier with damaging stud/nut
Anyone else jealous he can fit an impact in that particular vehicle. Try working on a German car. You’ll need a TRIPPLE square 3 extensions 2 universals and a therapist.
Thanks for the video. My mechanic damaged one of my wheel studs without telling me and now I’m having to change it since he won’t accept responsibility for it.
The stud installer tool (I used the one by Lisle) worked great. Just some light machine oil on the stud and lug nut and a 24” long breaker bar was all it took to pull the new stud into place. No impact wrench needed. And that means I didn’t damage the lug nut that I’d used to pull the new stud into place.
Perfect job right tools, but u did pick that hub cause it was an easy one. Sometimes, u have to cut the stud due to no clearance and shave down a flat spot on one side of the new stud for installation
Lug nut installer 😂 When I stripped mine, I went to nut/bolt store got a bunch of washers big enough and a nut with same tread pitch. Ran me less than $1 to install the lug nut lol!
Here's another tip: don't use an impact on wheel nuts. Torque them as hard as you can by hand using a regular lug wrench, use your foot and your body weight to loosen them. No more broken anything.
And GO with the “I WOULDA’S” 😂😂😂😂😂 Well now “I WOULDA” done it the exact same way. Good job👍🏻 Love those stud installers. I’ve never used anything but an impact on them. Merica
Idk if cars are the same but on trucks with 10 studs if one stud is messed up you change the two to either side of the broken one and if you have 3 or more you do all 10
I never let any mechanic near my lugs and studs with an impact when putting them back together. You can take them off with an impact, but you better do it correctly when putting them on. I've been burned too many times.
@spencerhermanson4639 You can also screw them up. No chance of screwing them up if it's done the right way, not the fast way. As I've said, I've been burned by "technicians" doing it this fast way. If they want to do it this way, they don't get to touch my vehicles or my pocket book and I'll go somewhere else.
@AnAZPatriot the thing is if we do screw it up, at least at the shop I work at, we have to cover it, and have a 15k mile 3 month warranty.... coming from experience once you've done it enough it's very hard to screw up, new techs should take the time to feel it out but once you've done hundreds...
@@spencerhermanson4639 Both times the shops made me eat it, made up excuses like "how do we know YOU didn't take it home and screw it on wrong?" I stand firm in my position.
@AnAZPatriot my shop owner would not ever accuse the customer like that, especially if it was noticeably our fault. I'd have the most uncomfortable lunch break ever
Using an impact to install, it is perfectly fine because you use an impact to remove a police lug nuts on I would hope. And then talk them down with a torque wrench after
I had to do this to my truck in my boss's driveway after work. She came out to see what I was doing and was like omg!!??? I said I'll have it out of here in an hour 😊
Does anyone remember the older GM cars where the replacement stud had some of the lip shaved off the end so you could fit it past the knuckle and into the hub?
I just replaced my wheel studs on my car at my shop and used a big enough nut of a old car instead of a tool and used my impact after hand tightening the my wheel nuts
There's more to replacing a caliper than just 2 bolts. I always recommend calipers in pairs and both caliper hoses, as well. Then a brake fluid flush. Bleeding is necessary after replacing. Cost always depends on the vehicle too
Reason number 3 why I drive Ford trucks and Honda cars. Parts are fairly inexpensive. You can look up the price for your year, make, and model for 2 calipers, 2 new rotors, two sets of pads, a quart of fluid and figure out what he's charging you for labor from there. Or you can have your rotors calipered and see if they can be turned. If there re is still meat left on them, having them turned is only like $5
Though i agree that you can install the stud with your impact, you should definitely use a torque stick so you dont stretch the threads. Takes 2 seconds and it makes the studs last forever. Youre replacing these studs because people with that mentality keep over tightening the nuts with their impacts 😆
torque wrenches are not real world. we pull them out for lug nuts with keys, and head bolts. injector hold downs. that kinda stuff. i’ve put on 1000s of wheels with my matco 1/2 inch turned all the way up @ 150psi. never broken or stripped a stud. u learn ur impacts behavior when u do this everyday.
@@asherlol7666 I worked at a Ford dealer quick lane for over a year, and not a single torque wrench was used on a wheel lock. I do recall one situation of a key getting destroyed and a tech needing to air and manually hammer and chisel them all off though.
Did you guys see the video on RU-vid of the idiot at a street takeover sheer all five studs off of his left rear while doing a right-hand donut? It was epic. I watched it about a dozen times and laughed until I cried.
