Started my rotor replacement today,while taking off lug nuts found one of the studs seemed to be crossthreaded.Now i have to replace that to.Do i have to remove the hub or can i press them out on the truck?

 

First, find the idiot that cross threaded the lug and beat him silly. Then I suppose you might have to pull the hub even to press the stud out. Depends how tight they're installed.

 

It's pretty simple to replace the one stud. Just use a press tool with the hub still on the truck.

 

Just take a hammer and knock it out, you can pull the new one in by tightening the lug with an impact wrench. I usually just put the lug back on flush with the stud and smack it with a hammer and push it out.

 

Ditto on the hammer, unless it's major stuck. I don't have a press so I have taken a little torch to warm them up and then smack with hammer.

I haven't had to do it on a SD though. When pulling it back in don't have the rim on when doing this, find an oversized nut or get a socket or piece of steel pipe to use as you run the lug nut down to pull the stud to get seated.

 

THANKS I think the idiot that cross threaded it was at STS tire,the other lug nuts were on so tight i had to use my breaker bar to get them off .(KNUCKEL HEADS)

 

On my 01, the torque spec is pretty high on the lug nuts. I usually use a breaker bar to loosen them when rotating wheels and tires. If I remember right it is something like 150 ft/lbs. Don't take that as fact and check your owners manual.

 

I just put my winter set of Wheels/Tires on,,torqed them to 140 ft lbs,,have done that for the last 5 years on my 06' F-350,,never had one loosen,,,140 ft lbs is pretty tight,,,much tighter and ,,,If one had to change a tire on the Road,,,could be a Challenge removing lugs with the stock tire Irons !!

 

Those of us with on board air use impact wrenches and air jacks. Ever try to jack up a 10,000 lb. truck with the factory p.o.s. jack, especially in july in the south? Right after I did I installed an air system. I used to carry a old fashioned four way though, that helps with the impact tightened lugs.