Irony
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| posted on 6/3/12 at 09:57 PM |
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Putting in new hub studs??
Got my new wheels and hubcentric spacers the other day! They are pretty awesome. I have brand new extended studs and nuts. This evening I decided
to fit them. Having knocked out the existing too short studs I set about putting in the new ones. I pushed them in from behind and the new splined
threads were a tight fit. I put a nut on and did it up. Sure enough the torque pulled the splines into the flange on the hub. Pulling them through
was quite hard work. All went well on on side but on the other one stud is really stiff. Trying to pull it through is really hard work should I wish
to complete the task I shall have to use a 2ft breaker bar to get enough leverage.
Am I doing the right thing???
[Edited on 6/3/12 by Irony]
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daniel mason
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| posted on 6/3/12 at 10:12 PM |
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i have the same issue with about 3 of my rear studs but didnt want to force them. id say they are 3-4mm from being completely pulled through!
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austin man
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| posted on 6/3/12 at 10:15 PM |
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Place a long socket over the threaded section and then clamp in a large vice and see if you can press them in
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Stott
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| posted on 6/3/12 at 10:55 PM |
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I pressed the fronts in but as the rears were on the car I cleaned the holes out with a wire brush pencil, put a bit of cutting paste on the splines
and the hub hole and drew them in with spacers and a spare wheel nut, using wd on the threads to ease it.
The torque it required was huge and the wheel nut and stud were quite hot afterwards but they all went fully home.
I'd suggest drawing them in until they seat, if one snaps or you strip the wheel nut your no worse off than you are already.
Don't leave them even a mm from fully seated.
HTH
Stott
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Irony
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| posted on 7/3/12 at 08:05 AM |
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Well at least you guys are having similar problems as me. I think it will seat fully home just by using a spare wheel nut and turning it. I'll
try some WD40. Once I get the handbrake sorted it make things much easier.
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fazerruss
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| posted on 7/3/12 at 08:36 AM |
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They really should be pressed in from behind with an hydraulic or srew bearing press
"if assholes could fly this place would be an airport"
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