2007 front hub replacement

[yaris9876]

Has anyone here replaced the front hubs on the 2006-2010 hatch with the 1.5 manual?
My threads are wearing out on the hubs..
Any tips on getting it done..?

[myfirstyota]

Pretty sure there's a notch in the knuckle to allow you to remove the studs without having the whole assembly pressed out. I suppose you could just replace the studs.

If you need new bearings may as well just have them pressed out though

[CrankyOldMan]

If you're referring to the wheel studs, you don't need to replace the whole hub. Removing the hub pretty much destroys the wheel bearing, which usually results in a destroyed ABS sensor in the process of replacing it.

OEM wheel studs are only ~$2 each. There is an OEM tool for pressing them out but you can use a hammer if you're desperate.

[suprf1y]

Or use a nut and some washers to pull them in.

[yaris9876]

they pull out from the hub? or push back in? but you have to remove the drum,yes
that drum can be frozen on there....I had a guy do the rear hubs a couple years ago and it was hard to get the old ones off.
so you pull off the hub/drum and the bolts can be pressed out..??

[myfirstyota]

The studs can be pressed out of the front hubs or the rear bearing assembly.

In the front, the bearings are pressed into the knuckle and the hubs then pressed into the bearing. The c.v. shaft then goes through the center of the hub and bolted in place to hold everything together. The studs can be removed individually from the hub.

In the rear it's a hub and bearing assembly which is then bolted to the axle. The studs can also be removed from the hub individually.

Sounds like you're looking to replace the rear wheel studs.

Remove the drum. You'll see the hub and all the brake parts. The studs can be pressed out of the hub by exerting force towards the car. BFH would probably work?

To reinstall, insert the stud from behind the hub. Use a few washers to take up space and tighten a lug nut on the stud. This will pull the stud back into the hub as stated by suprf1y

[tmontague]

All good advice posted above

Here my $0.02 - remove the drum and then thread a lug nut onto one of the studs backward so that it is covering the outer part of the lug stud.

Then use a flat air hammer bit or a small sledge hammer and bang the stud out of the hub.

Install the new one and use one of the lug nuts and a deep 19mm socket. Tighten down the nit on the stud and the stud will be pulled into the hub and fully seat

[myfirstyota]

I was gonna say to use a lug nut on the stud when banging it out but then realized the studs are being replaced anyway. No real need to protect the stud. You may end up damaging your lug nut in the process. Be sure to have a spare lug nut if going this route.

Air hammer is a great idea. That's the one tool I never think to use lol

[CrankyOldMan]

they pull out from the hub? or push back in? ...
so you pull off the hub/drum and the bolts can be pressed out..??

You can use a hammer to pound them out but that's not great for the bearings. The service manual calls for a tool like this to press them out.

http://www.tcorolla.net/rear_axle_lh_hub_bolt-1126.html

As above, you use a nut to pull the new ones back in. The service manual recommends putting a sleeve or a nut over the exposed threads on the studs you use to hold the hub in place to prevent damaging their threads. You'll probably need a stack of washers to pull it all the way in because the nut isn't deep enough to take the whole stud without the drum and wheel in place. There are also commercial tools to do this with varying degrees of fanciness.

https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Wheel-Stud-Installer-Remover/dp/B07D9W9TZ3

[yaris9876]

I am doing just the front. I think I get it. When I put the new studs in they will pull into the holes and seize like any compression fit. What size bolts are they??good source?
thanks