1999 Pontiac Sunfire Trouble installing Wheel Studs

Tiny
FRANKLEMONJELLO
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  • 1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 134,000 MILES
The wheel studs on both front tires broke on my wifes car & I am having trouble replacing them? 3 on one side & 1 on the other. How do I get the new studs installed? I heard that some cars have a sweet spot that will allow you to install the wheel studs without removing the wheel hub? I can't seem to find any sweet spot on this sunfire?
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 AT 4:13 AM

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Tiny
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Funny you say that because I break all 10 of mine at least once a year and no one can explain to me why this happens but I will tell you there is no sweet spot you gonna need to make your own. Put the car in neutral so that you can turn the wheel bearing freely (might wana apply that Ebrake:)) you will find a spot near the top I wana say to your right if you are looking at it. Use a dreamal to grind down that area just enough to make your sweet spot. (You will know it's the area cause the stud will almost go in) From there I just use a small hammer to pound on the backside of the stud and my cordless impact wrench to help seat it. Don't worry if you can't get it in flush but make sure it's secure and it will do the rest itself. But drive it a little and then check it to make sure it did completely seat itself! Don't rely on it until you know it's good but then again driving on 2 studs isn't safe to begin with :( If all fails and you can't do it take it to the mechanic cause the last thing you need is the wheel falling off while driving.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 AT 8:02 PM

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