I was told that to replace the Lug Studs on a 1996 Accord it takes some special tools . And that the whole brake caliper has to be removed , and front hub assembly has to be pressed off and on . Can anyone tell me exactly what needs to be done to replace the wheel lug studs on a 1996 Honda Accord THANKS

 

You need to remove your caliper. You need to unstake the drive shaft nut and take that off. Then you need to pull the hub. you will need a hub puller. and you will need at least a 40lb. press. You could just use a ball peen hammer and a punch to get the old studs out but its best if you use a press to get them back in.
good luck

 

This just happened to my 94 Accord EX.

The dealer said "$180 and 3 hours of labor, we have to take the caliper off and blah blah."

I went to a tire place and they did it in 30 minutes and charged me $30.

Don't bother doing it yourself, pay the $30-40. You don't need to remove the caliper. There is a hole in the back of the disc that allows you to pop the stud out, that's why it only takes 30 minutes if you know what you are doing.

 

I am going to try and tackle this tomorrow on my teg since I snapped a rear wheel stud off.

I will let you know whether I can just pound out the old one and pound the new one in or if I have to completely disassemble the hub assembly to get at it.

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I did it today. It was fairly easy but it did require removal of the hub assembly to pound the new stud in.

Yes, the caliper and rotor need to come off to get to the hub.

 

When we replace them at the shop we just pound the old broken one out, stick the new one in and use some washers for shims then run a lugnut on to pull it through the hub. Takes about 10 mins. but you need an impact and you have to use aluminum washers so you don't pull the threads on the stud.

 

I couldn't get to the back of the broken ones because the rotor sticks through too far in the rear.

I also don't have an impact wrench, but it only took 30 minutes to disassemble and reassemble the whole hub, so I don't think that is too bad. 30 minutes of my time > $30-$50.