Anybody have one of these I could borrow?

...or know where I could get one?

Removing the hub studs on the car looks like a great timesaver compared to pulling the hubs off and using a press (and I don't have one of them either ).

 

you should only need to hit the stud with a hammer to get it out.

 

remove caliper, remove hub, bash stud out with a hammer, replace stud and place a larger nut than the thread as a spacer with another nut to pull the stud in untill completli in...done

 

Thanks for the advice

It seems the consensus is the hammer method is the go. I really had no idea how tight they were in there.

Nevertheless, I'll put a wheel nut on first to protect the threads before I start giving it the business.

 

Can I suggest that using the hammer method may well be the reason why I had one front hub with a 15thou runout(it even had the bruising near the stud base). BEWARE!

 

Ball joint puller from Supercrap for about $20 should do the job, but it is cast steel so don't hit the puller with a hammer.

 

Grassy Arse

 

I would suggest

putting a wheel nit on the stud first before hitting it with a hammer. Wind the nut on till its flush with the top of the stud. This will avoid burring the top of the stud.

 

Spot on Dean

Pretty good buy for $20. Thanks.

 

its worth removing...

..the hub. if you decide to "bash" it out in situe, you could run the risk of damaging the wheel bearings...