Fsport2UR

Always see and hear about owners removing wheel studs by busting them out with a mallet or hammer. Which is the 'typical' way of getting them off on most regular cars, but it is actually not the best way for an ISF. Any hammering on the stud is also hammering away at your wheel bearing. You may not see, feel, or hear any damage after you hammered the studs out, but you could have drastically decreased the life of your wheel bearings in the long run. FYI, the difference between our wheel bearing and any other ordinary car is that the ISF wheel bearing cannot be removed from the hub...in other words, you have to replace the entire hub assembly just to replace a wheel bearing. $$$

The correct way is to 'press' the studs out with a special tool. Which is SST(Special Service Tool) 09628-10011. Toyota actually lists this tool as a "Ball Joint Puller". Nearly all Lexus and Toyota vehicle manuals state to use this tool to press out wheel studs. Most SST tools are expensive, but I believe 09628-10011 is around $50, which is not that bad. You can also surf the net and look for a Tie Rod Remover or Ball Joint Puller, but it should look similar to the SST. I seen some on ebay and amazon for ~$20.

Rickna

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The ball joint tool works fine for the studs. I've done this before, just not on my F.

ljdsong

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< $20 tool from harbor freight.

Reaper21

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I wish I knew about this tool. I just hammered the **** out of mine a few weeks ago 😬

Vervish

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I pressed mine out - hard part was pressing them in..

calteg

Anyone ever looked up the price for the entire hub?

empathy

easiest way to press them in is to get a bunch of washers. stick the washers between the stud and the lug nut. you pretty much just screw it in.

Fsport2UR

From a Toyota manual. But likely the same for all Lexus models.

Rickna

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Not the best way at all. Very high risk of damaging threads, wheel bearings and hub.