chevy tahoe

9dreizig · 03-15-2009, 06:52 PM

Have a 98 Chevy Tahoe with a stripped lug bolt.. Anyone know what it takes to replace one ?
Thanks
Todd

lm6y · 03-16-2009, 04:37 AM

Front? Rear?

9dreizig · 03-16-2009, 07:58 AM

Front,, I was reading one place said you can just pound them out, another says pull the rotor and bearing and press them out.

mudman · 03-16-2009, 08:06 AM

I've done it on similar year chevy with a c-clamp and big socket on the backside. Not too bad.

I've also had some be a big PITA. Good luck.

mudman · 03-16-2009, 08:07 AM

I would start by experimenting with heat and pounding, just be careful not to break/bend stuff.

Dueller · 08:22 AM

2WD or 4WD? The stud is splined and just pressed into the hub. See if you have enough clearance behind the hub for the stud to clear without taking the hub off. I can't remember if the dust shield is in the way. Whack it squarely with a BAH. Should pop out. If not then remove hub and press it out. When putting the new stud in, get splines lined up and pull it in with a lug bolt. Check torque frequently until it is finally seated.

onewhippedpuppy · 03-16-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dueller

2WD or 4WD? The stud is splined and just pressed into the hub. See if you have enough clearance behind the hub for the stud to clear without taking the hub off. I can't remember if the dust shield is in the way. Whack it squarely with a BAH. Should pop out. If not then remove hub and press it out. When putting the new stud in, get splines lined up and pull it in with a lug bolt. Check torque frequently until it is finally seated.

Ditto, I've done multiple trucks this way. Set the hub up on wooden blocks, go to town with the BFH, pull the new one in with a lug nut.

9dreizig · 03-16-2009, 10:06 AM

well I'll be doing it in a couple of hours so I'll let you know how it works out.
Thanks

911boost · 911boost's Garage

If you take it off, you can also press it out yourself using a couple of sockets and house hold vise. I have done this in the past.

9dreizig · 03-16-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BSiple

If you take it off, you can also press it out yourself using a couple of sockets and house hold vise. I have done this in the past.

Well if I have to take it off I do have a press.. I'm just having flashbacks of my rear wheel bearings on the 930.. so will certainly give the hammer method a try first ...

fastfredracing · 03-16-2009, 01:59 PM

I am next to positive that the stud will clear, and you will not have to remove the hub/bearing. Once you have the rotor off, just take you BFhammer, and give it a few whacks straight on, and it will pop right out, usually takes me 3-4 whacks. Pull it in with a lug nut, and a stack of washers, the first couple of washers center hole should be a littlle larger than the small section of the acorn on the lug nut . use anti seize. You may ruin the lug nut you use to pull it in, so grab a coule of spares just in case.

lm6y · 03-16-2009, 03:58 PM

Just be sure to get the splines in there a good ways. I've had one tighten up a bit, spin the splines, and not hold enough to back off the lug nut. It was a PITA to try to get Vice Grips in behind it to grab the shoulder.

9dreizig · 03-17-2009, 05:11 PM

Thanks alot guys, it was a piece O cake!!!
Lm6Y,, good advice I made sure that I could back them off before I sealed it all up.
T