Replacing a rear wheel stud on the wife's minivan. 2005 .
Have replaced wheel studs before,,eg, on my Charger,,,and the Belvedere,,etc.

Got the old stud out,,,,

but there is NO room to fit the stud "behind" the hub,,,to pull it thru the hub

Do i need to pull the hub/axle on this ? ( if so,,,what are the steps to this,,,does the speed sensor need to be removed,,)

arrgghhh,,going to send the wife a bill on this one...lol

There is no access hole on the backing plate,,

thanks for any comments

Doug can you trim a little off the stud and still be safe? As long as you have a few threads outside the nut take some off and see what happens On a Toyota if you have to remove the rear hub/flange assy. you cant reuse it because damages the ABS sensor but I don't know if Mopar hubs seize in the beam like Toyota hubs do
Gus

Those caravans are VERY prone to the hub seizing in the axle.

It can be a real PITA to get one out and usually results in destroying the hub. FWIW, the ABS sensor does not have to come off.

Also, sometimes grinding a flat spot in the head of the stud will help it slip in.

You have to pull the hub out.

Thanks guys, I was able to slide it in, replacement stud was too long, got it in, good to go, thanks