- Location
- Ashburn, VA
Well, my simple maintenance for an upcoming road trip went south quick.
Two lug nuts wouldn't come off the driver side rear wheel. In the effort to do so, the wheel studs broke free and started free spinning in the hub. They needed to be torched out, but the shop says the holes in the hub have egged out and it needs to be replaced.
However, it seems the whole axle shaft assembly needs to be replaced and pressed in place? This particular shop doesn't have the press but one of their sister locations does. I have enough lugs to re-mount the tire and drive so no issue at the moment.
I just wanted to check with the group. Is this true for a 2010 Xterra S? I can't simply just replace the hub, the whole axle assembly needs to be done?
Two lug nuts wouldn't come off the driver side rear wheel. In the effort to do so, the wheel studs broke free and started free spinning in the hub. They needed to be torched out, but the shop says the holes in the hub have egged out and it needs to be replaced.
However, it seems the whole axle shaft assembly needs to be replaced and pressed in place? This particular shop doesn't have the press but one of their sister locations does. I have enough lugs to re-mount the tire and drive so no issue at the moment.
I just wanted to check with the group. Is this true for a 2010 Xterra S? I can't simply just replace the hub, the whole axle assembly needs to be done?