For some fluke reason as i was putting my wheels back on as ive done 1000 times before, i cross threaded on of the wheel bearing bolts on my 07 tl type s. IS there a way to repair the thread? or must i replace this wheel bearing?

 

Depends on how bad the damage is...
You can repair with a Tap and Die if not too damaged.

 

You talking about one of the 5 studs?

 

I was thinking about this too but then my eyes went across "wheel bearing".
WTF thought was had.

You can replace wheel studs =)

Front wheel studs:
90113-SEP-A01

For the rears you have four choices lol

90113-S5H-005 (THAI MEIRA)
90113-SA0-006 (SAGA)
90113-SA0-025 (NAGOYA RASHI)
90113-SM1-005 (ROCKNEL FASTENER)

 

Most the time the studs are cross threaded because people don't start the nuts by hand ... they stuff the nut in the socket and let the impact etc cross thread it.

 

You can just buy the stud? I over tightened one of my studs and when I was taking the nuts off to remove my wheels I snapped the stud. Several mechanics have said that I need to replace my Hub which costs around $200.

 

Just buy the stud for a few bucks.
Then get a REAL mechanic to put it on for you.

You can do it yourself if you know how to take off your wheel, take off the caliper, and take off the rotor.

Then you just take out the old stud (hammer might be needed) and put in the new one.

Problem solved. Saved you $190.

People snap studs; it happens.

 

Isn't that easy on the front of the TL.
Try to clean up the threads with a die first and go slowly with that lug nut as you want to be certain that the integrity of the threads haven't been compromised.

 

I thought the whole hub needed to be pressed out a bit in order to replace the studs. I had to do this on mine, when a shop cross threaded 3 studs.

 

I completely snapped one of my bolts off a few months ago when I was putting my spare on. Brought my car to firestone to have the flat repaired, they replaced all studs for like $50...was $2 a stud I think, plus like $25 to take the hub off...

 

Normally they need to remove the front hub to replace a stud, but I remembered that there was a thread about replacement without doing so.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/replacing-stripped-front-stud-816511/
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/quick-way-changing-broken-wheel-studs-790653/

 

Depends on how bad the damage is...
You can repair with a Tap and Die if not too damaged.


I just ran into this problem last week. I cross-threaded one of my wheel studs about a quarter inch from the end. I called a machine shop and got them to run a die on it. Now it's good as new. I had to buy a new lug nut, but that beats having to take off the hub or grind down a new stud. If you want to try going that route first before getting into taking the wheel apart, here are the spec for the wheel stud.

Wheel Stud Specs: 12mm x 1.5 thread

 

If you beat on the hub to get a stud out, you will likely ruin the wheel bearings. You can use a press for it, or even a vice. If you are not sure that you can do this, then take it to any competent independent tire/wheel shop and they should be able to do it fast and cheap.

I replaced one of mine and I only had to remove the caliper.

 

try tap and die set first if you didn't chew up the threads too much. As long as there is enough material there then you can do it.

 

I have swapped mine without issue up front. 3G though...had to cut out a small piece of the dust shield too...and grind a corner of the stud head off to get it to slide in at an angle. Works like a charm.

J.