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Old 10-15-2012, 08:02 AM   #350
glatt
 
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Next I want to take the brake assembly thing off. It's in the way of getting the brake disk (or brake rotor) off. There are two huge bolts in the back that I have to remove to get this off. They were pretty tight, so I got a mallet to bang on the wrench handle to get those bolts out. Off it came. This one we can just set aside.
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Now we can remove the brake rotor easily. It just falls right off.
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Here's the wheel hub with the two broken studs. I want to pound them out with a hammer, but there's not much sticking out to hit. I need a nail set or something. Also, look at that thin sheet metal splash guard thing behind the wheel hub. It's so close to the hub, the only way I can get a new wheel stud bolt in there is to line each hole up with that little notch.
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And after digging through a junk drawer, I found the perfect thing to pound these old broken studs out. An old door hinge pin. It has a nice large head that I can't miss with my hammer blows, and it's nice and strong.
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I couldn't take a picture while swinging the hammer, but the broken studs came out easily.

Last edited by glatt; 10-15-2012 at 08:59 AM.
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