How to Change Mustang Wheel Studs
- 1). Apply the parking brake and block the rear wheels of the Mustang with wheel chocks. Raise the front of the car, using a floor jack, and slide jack stands under the front sub-frame. Lower the car onto the stands and remove the floor jack. Remove the front wheels, using a lug wrench to remove the lug nuts, and lay the wheels aside.
- 2). Remove the brake caliper slide bolts using a socket and ratchet. Slip the caliper off the rotor and hang it out of the way to prevent stress on the rubber brake hose. If the rotor is a floating design (separate from the hub) slide the rotor off the hub. If the rotor is attached to the spindle, remove the dust cap, cotter pin and spindle nut. Slide the rotor off the spindle.
- 3). Remove the old stud by driving it out of the hub with a few sharp blows from a hammer. Slip the new stud into the hub and screw the stud installer on the stud. Tighten the installer using a ratchet and deep socket until the stud is pulled flush against the hub. Remove the installer.
- 4). Reinstall the brake rotor and caliper. Torque the slide bolts to 95 foot-lbs using a torque wrench. Install the wheel on the hub and torque the lug nuts to 100 foot-lbs. Raise the car off the jack stands and remove the stands before lowering the car to the ground. Pump the brake pedal a few times to expand the caliper against the rotor before test driving.
- 1). Block the front wheels and release the parking brake. With the transmission in gear, position a floor jack under the rear differential and lift the rear wheels off the ground. Place jack stands under the rear axle tubes and lower the car onto them. Remove the rear wheel using a lug wrench.
- 2). Slide the drum off of the rear brakes to expose the hub of the rear axle. Remove the defective stud by driving it through the hub with a hammer. Carefully pull the old stud out of the rear brake assembly.
- 3). Insert the new stud through the hub and install the stud installer on the new stud. Tighten the installer until the stud is pulled flush with the back of the hub. Remove the installer and the new stud and reinstall the drum.
- 4). Reinstall the wheel and lower the car to the ground by raising it off the stands, removing the stands and carefully lowering the floor jack. Torque the lug nuts to 100 foot-lbs using the torque wrench.
Front Disc Brakes
Rear Drum Brakes
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