4Runner rear wheel stud replacement and brake service
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- So you sheared off your rear stud huh? 😱🥶 I did it too. Fortunately, theres an easy fix and I have it for you here along with some bonus content on servicing the rear brakes on your rig as well!
Thanks for the video, I was staring at my daughters 2006 rav4 with 2 broken studs and when i pulled off the rotor i saw this same thing and thought oh know i have to take the brakes apart to get the studs in. Thanks again for the tip!!!!
Absolutely man!! Always happy to help!
This video was extremely helpful. Thanks Dan!
@@patricklewis7897 no problem man. Glad to help. Who knew an obscure stud replacement video would be my best performing video lol. Take care!
Fantastic video!!!!
I followed each step and was able to replace a broken stud easily on my 5th gen. Only different thing I did was tying a cord to the tip of the stud and running the cord through the hole so I could pull the stud out through the hole once it was in place.
Thanks for this video and for saving me tons of $$ by having a mechanic do this
Thanks man for the praise!! That means a lot. I am so happy I could have helped someone and saved them money. Subscribe if you want🙌🏻
I dont know why it is so easy to break these studs. I was using a torque wrench when I broke mine lol. Have a great day man.
Thank you very much Dan from your idear I just work out with litlle help from my wife She slowly lift up the hand brake until 2 brake shoes open room enuogh then with a skiny spaner i drive the nut in becarefull and it work I had change only 1
I just went through the process of putting in 13mm longer than stock wheel studs in the rear of my 2018 4runner. After looking at several of the videos on the subject I found out you do not have to take apart the parking brake at all or do anything more drastic to get 1/2" longer than stock studs into place. If you locate the right spot on the brakes there is a big cutout in the shoe themselves. Position the shield so that its flat spot is towards the bottom near the adjuster, slip the longer stud into here and then rotate the stud hole over this area. Use a screw driver to push the stud up and into this area under the brake cutout. Use a magnet through the hole and guide the new stud in. It takes some jiggling things around but it works. After trying to remove the two springs on the brakes and seeing how tight they were, I decided I didn't want to go that route. After calming down, seeing the room that is in there, seeing the flat spot on the shield that is in there that the studs go through before going through their hub hole.... It can be done with no modifications, cutting, drilling or brake disassembly. The scariest part of the whole thing was jacking the car up in neutral with the e-brake off. Once the brake, rotor and factory studs were removed I had all six longer studs in place and tight within 45 minutes.
Nice man! Possibly even a better/ easier way of doing this job. Thanks for watching and especially for contributing your findings. If there is a better way to do something, I’m all for it!
what was the part number on the stud you used
Saved me so much time thank you!
Happy to help!
Thx Dan great vid bud
No problem man. Glad to help.
Rear studs are different then front studs, I think one is longer then the other I forget which one.
Nice video. Why did you replace all of them?
Hey man I think you may have posted this twice?? Lol. Either way,
Why did I replace all of them?
In my mind… if one broke, then they all have the potential to break. If im going to go through the trouble to lift the truck up and take the wheel off, and the wheel studs are only a few dollars… I might as well just replace all of them.
Thanks for the comment!
I just bought a lexus ls430 and it has a broken lug.
When flashing a light in there I can see that it is snapped off.
The thing I do not understand is that when flashing the light in there to see it, it is not aligned.
I have to shine the light at an angle to see the snapped stud.
The stud is not flush with the hole in the wheel itself.
How in the world is that possible? All the other lugs have nuts on them so they have to be aligned right?
I have not pulled the wheel yet to see, but it seems odd.
Firstly, thanks for commenting! Lol. And congrats on the recent purchase.
So are you saying that the stud isn’t aligned properly on the back side of the hub?? Like where that small mushroom portion seats on the back of the hub that I talked about?? That is sitting crooked? Or are you saying the threaded portion is crooked where the lug nut screws on? If I an understanding your description correctly... that is a big if... then I would say that having the threaded portion crooked is entirely possible depending on how the stud sheared. It may not make a clean flat break. It may have been at an angle.
If you’re saying that it is indeed the back side where the mushroom portion seats against the back of the hub, the only way I see that being possible is if someone tried to replace it incorrectly. As you can see in my video... nothing is really holding the studs in except for a very tight fit in the hole. So “accidentally” knocking one loose really isn’t a probable cause imo. What it sounds like is someone tried to quick replace it before they sold it. Wish I could see pictures. I have a discord🤔. If it comes to it and you need/ want to DM me on there to clarify, then we can do that.
I have an 03 4runner, not sure if it has original hubs and everything, but anyways i went to change the rotors today and there is what looks like a 1 inch thick plate on top of the studs and the rotor... it has an additional 6 nuts, so the wheel has 6 and the hub "plate" honestly not sure what its called as I have never seen one... also has 6 bolts. total of 12 nuts all the same diameter. The new rotors i have gotten from O Reillys will not fit this configuration. If anyone has seen anything like this let me know, I can also provide photos.
Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to comment! Im pretty sure what you’re describing is whats called a ‘wheel spacer’. They come in various thicknesses and are for mainly aesthetic purposes.
If you could, google “wheel spacer” and click on images. If the images look like what you have, then its a pretty easy work around. Simply remove the 6 other nuts that hold the wheel spacer on and remove it like you would the wheel/ tire, and go about changing your brakes like normal. Be aware however, just as a side note, be prepared to change the calipers as well. In my experience, I have done brakes on these vehicles dozens of times and I seldom come across a 4th gen 4runner caliper that isn’t at least partially seized. Especially if you’re doing brakes on the front, 9 times out of 10 at least 1 of the 4 caliper pistons are seized and wont move. When this happens, you need to get a new caliper. Just fyi.
If they are not wheel spacers and something entirely different then please post pictures. I have a discord and Ill like it if need be. Hope this helps!! Please subscribe if you feel like it!
Why did you place all of them?
Why did I replace all of them?
In my mind… if one broke, then they all have the potential to break. If im going to go through the trouble to lift the truck up and take the wheel off, and the wheel studs are only a few dollars… I might as well just replace all of them.
Thanks for the comment!