How do you replaced rear wheel studs? I took off the rotor and everything. Do I have to remove the emergency brake stuff n the hub to replace the studs?

 

I've never even had the back wheels off my truck yet (bought it used at the end of last summer) so I can't say for sure but unless you can at least turn the flange to where you have clearance to knock the wheel studs out one at a time I'd suspect further disassembly would be required.

 

i read on the internet that there is a sweet spot to knock them out. But i dont see it because the of the emergency brake stuff blocks it.

 

Not sure about that "sweet spot". Most vehicles that I have been familiar with require complete dissasembly of the axles and that requires opening up the cover and removing the c-clips to slide the axles out, which means removal of all the brakes and rotors......total PIA
If there is a sweet spot, the engineers had their crap together and it would make a 3-4hr job into a 30min job. Also, I am not comfy with using the nuts to pull the wheel studs through either, They should be pressed. Your likely to fubar the threads up pulling it through. Don't use a hammer while the axle is in the rearend either. That will put stress on the components including the bearings.
Gotta make sure that stud is seated far enough if not all the way before you put the wheel on. Def don't use the wheel to pull the stuf through, you'll gouge the wheel seat that the nut rests in.

 

Yes, you need to remove the e-brake assembly. The pads are in the way and they have to be removed. I did mine with alot of cussing but I got it done.

 

well i got one wheel stud out just by using a C-clamp and i didnt remove the axle or the emergency brake components. I just wiggle the stud around stuff and got it out. I went to measure the new stud I bought for Autozone and they are to big. So I called a local Dodge Dealership and they said they should have two new wheel studs in for me by this afternoon

 

How did you break them? How are you gonna seat them?

 

Well a couple weeks ago i took my truck to the dealership because the dodge dealership had a special 20 bucks to switch out all 4 tires with nitrogen and my passenger side mirror was not defrosting. So, I'm figuring they removed my tires to get out the oxygen and put nitrogen in them. When they put the tires back on the probably used an air ratchet and crossed threaded two of my wheel studs on the right rear. When I removed my tires yesterday to rotate them two of the lugs had a hard time coming off. Plus they were producing metal shavings. The rims I have on my truck you got to evenly tighten done the lugs. So thats how I came about with two bad wheel studs

 

Mine were done by a dealer also. Now I stand there and tell the guy to hand tighten them at least half way before he uses a gun and I make them torque them down to 100lbs. They think I am an *** but I haven't had an issue since.

 

Beachbummer0069, how did you seat the wheel stud in the hub cause I have to do the same job and I was contemplating that before I started tearing everything apart and had no truck to drive?