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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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I found the studs and lug nuts at Autozone. I think the studds were 99 cents a piece and the lug nuts were like 1.49. Anyway, the rear was easy. Just take off the brake caliper cover, the brake caliper itself, then undo the big bolt that holds it on. It, the brake rotor along with the studs then slide off. You then knock out the stripped out stud with a large hammer or mallet. Then reassemble. The front is alot more difficult. After you take off the brake rotor, the studs will still not come out. If you try to knock it out, it will hit the assmebly and not come out. They are on the assembly that attaches to the shock, tie rod ends, etc. I simply put it all back together and got out the Dremel. I used the cutting tool thing to redo the threads. It took me about 15 minutes. I then just put a new lug nut on it and it works good enough for me until somebody can tell me how to get the thing off. I'm thinking you need some kind of a bearing puller thing or something, after you take the whole assembly off the car. Moral of the story, clean and blow with compressed air, all the dirt and crud out of the lug nuts and studs before you put the wheel back on. I also hit them with some lubricant also. The ones that messed up did not seem to be crossthreaded.
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