Wheel Stud / Lug Nut: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure





1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Wheels, Tires and Alignment.
3. Remove the rotor. Refer to Wheel Hub, Bearing, and Seal Replacement (RWD Pickup) or Wheel Hub, Bearing, and Seal Replacement (4WD Pickup and Utilities).
4. Remove the wheel bolt.
^ Press the bolt out using an arbor press.
^ Do not damage the wheel mounting surface on the hub flange.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the bolt into the hole in the hub.
1.1. Start the serrated bolt into the hole in the hub by tapping lightly with a hammer.
1.2. The bolt must be square with the hub before pressing on the arbor press.
2. Install the rotor. Refer to Wheel Hub, Bearing, and Seal Replacement (RWD Pickup) or Wheel Hub, Bearing, and Seal Replacement (4WD Pickup and Utilities).
3. Install the wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Wheels, Tires and Alignment.
4. Lower the vehicle.