Any way to replace front wheel studs on k10 without removing hub and bearings??

[MannyDantyla]

Yeah I broke a wheel stud and I'd really rather not monkey with all the bearings and hubs and crap again.

Do I have any choice?

 

[MannyDantyla]

Yeah I didn't think so. No other choice.

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Oh well actually I already have the hub and bearing off and I've pounded out the old studs and pounded in the new ones. It's going way quicker than I thought it would. To my utter delight, I got the big retaining ring out on the very first ******* try!

I'm just on my computer now to look up the torque sequence and specs for the hub nuts.

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1. After lubricating the wheel bearings and the spindle bearings, install the hub-and-disc, and the outer wheel bearing to the spindle.
2. Torque the inner adjusting nut to 50 foot pounds, (60 N-m) while rotating the hub-and-disc to seat the bearings. Use Tool J-6893 and Adapter J-23446 or J-6893-01 for K10, K20; use J-26878 for K30. Back off the inner adjusting nut and retorque to 35 ft. lbs. (47 N-m) while the hub is being rotated.
3. Back off the inner adjusting nut again 3/8 turn maximum. Assemble the drag sleeve retainer washer over the axle shaft against the bearing adjusting nut (Item # 3 0 , Fig. 3C-6K). The tang on the inside diameter of this washer is assembled in the keyway of the spindle. The pin on the inner nut (Item # 3 1 ) MUST pass through one of the holes in the retainer washer. Assemble and tighten the outer lock nut to 217-310 N-m (160-205 lb. ft.).
Hub assembly should have .025 to .254 mm (.001 to .010 inch) end play.
4. Install the locking hub assembly. Refer to hub assembly and installation procedures.
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[da_raabi]

I replaced the studs on my Camaro without pulling anything by using a giant C clamp and a giant impact socket. I pushed on the stud so that it would push into the socket, then did the reverse to push a new one back in. No pounding needed. I did have a ton of room for it all though, so this may not have helped you.

 

[firebane]

Inner nut just cinch it down good and tight. I think I did it to around 35-45lbs and made sure it didn't drag or bind very much. Then I put the washer with the pin in and rotated the inner washer to a point where the pin would fall into place.

Outer washer I just torqued to 150ft/lbs no need for more than that.