damn man I did the same on mine and I replaced it and I can't remember how I did it exactly I would go look but I am not home till this weekend, but you won't mess them up, I don't think it invovles the grease cap so it shouldn't even expose the bearings. I'll get back with you if I am inccorrect. BTW how did you shear them off? haha maybe alittle too much pressure through your impact?

 

On my 2000 Sonoma a couple studs got stripped when my wheels got changed.... the studs on my truck (I THINK on all s10s/sonomas) are built into the rotor.

I ended up getting a set of cross drilled slotted rotors for cheap... and kevlar metallic brake pads (www.rotorsport.ca)

Hope this helps,

 

yes... you need to pull the rotor off and punch'em out... you don't have to worry tho it's quite hard to mess up the bearing if ur careful you'll be ok

 

I got replacements from checker. I'd go to the dealer tho, the checker ones looked real cheap!

 

yes... you need to pull the rotor off and punch'em out... you don't have to worry tho it's quite hard to mess up the bearing if ur careful you'll be ok

thanks man. thats what i needed to know. i bought studs the other day. i've changed studs on my 4wd blazer, but never on my 2wd dime. thanks for the help.

BTW how did you shear them off? haha maybe alittle too much pressure through your impact?

no. i was taking off the lugs so i could rotate the tires. 2 of the lug nuts seized on there i guess. i used a breaker bar and cheetah pipe hoping the lug nut would turn. it ended up twisting the stud off. one on the driver front, and the other on the passenger front. lol. i was ticked

 

i've changed studs on my 4wd blazer

What year 4WD Blazer?
Did you have to remove the hub or bearing assy.?
Was the process "easy"?

I've got a 99 4x4 that needs new front studs and I'm looking for DIY info on the process. Any insight would help a lot! Thanks!

 

ok, i just got done putting the new studs in. i found a way to do it without taking the hub/rotor off. when you remove the caliper, it leaves way to access the rear of the stud hold. just punch your old one out, and slide the new one in. use a lug nut to fully seat the stud, then re-install your caliper and wheel, and you're good to go. took about 30 minutes for me to do both

 

How about the rear, I sheared 2 of them off on the passenger rear DRUM, I know i can pop them out, but is there gonna be enough room to slide the new ones in between the plates without having to pull the axels? I hope not, cuz i have to drive around on 3 studs and the 2 that are sheared off are right next to each other .

 

meh i guess ill find out tomm, dan wheel studs i swear

 

I havent done this, but it's possible. Leave your rotor and everything on.
all you need to do is :

-Remove brake caliber
-Turn wheel all the way to the opposite side your working on.

-Use a flash light to look directly behind where the caliber mounted you should see the back side of the hub part of your rotor with the mushroom heads of the studs.

-Turn the rotor to line the broken studs up this opening and use a hammer to knock them out.

- stick the new one in and pull thru.


Not tested, but have heard it being done.

 

WTF? I hope it got this fixed since the thread is almost 6 YEARS OLD!!!! How did you manage to dig this one up?

And it's caliPer, not caliBer.

 

Jay99Blazer You do realize how old this thread is right? These people may not be here anymore. But I do hope someone else can help you.