Replace front wheel studs on 01 Dodge Grand Caravan

Tiny
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  • 2001 DODGE CARAVAN
  • 250,000 MILES
Do the studs have to be pressed in?
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 AT 2:46 AM

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Tiny
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Poke it in by hand, then install a stack of washers with holes big enough that the serrations under the head don't get stuck. Install a lug nut without a chrome cap backward so the flat side is against the washers. Use that nut to pull the stud in.

Always use a click-type torque wrench when tightening the lug nuts. Most Chrysler front-wheel-drive vehicles call for 95 foot pounds with steel wheels; less for cast wheels. Over-tightening them is the main cause of damaged threads and broken studs.

After the stud is replaced, re-torque them after driving for a few miles and again after about 50 miles.
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 AT 3:03 AM
Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
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MOST STUDS HAVE TO BE

ARE YOU ABLE TO USE BASIC TOOLS?

IF SO, I MAY BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU A METHOD THAT MIGHT WORK

I DO NOT KNOW, HOW MUCH ROOM YOU HAVE

YOU CAN MAYBE RENT A TOOL JUST FOR THIS TOO

LET ME KNOW

THE MEDIC
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 AT 3:06 AM

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