paulbeyer
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| posted on 31/12/02 at 09:42 PM |
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Wheel studs
I am about to scrap a Pug 205 diesel which happens to have a set of 1.6 GTi alloys on it. I tried them on my rolling chassis and they seem to fit ok
apart from the fact that the studs are a bit short. The wheel nuts are only held on by about half of their thread. Is it possible to get longer studs
and if so where from and how do you remove the originals and fit the new ones into the hubs? do you need to press them or add silly amounts of
heat?
[Edited on 31/12/2002 by paulbeyer]
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Alan B
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| posted on 31/12/02 at 09:45 PM |
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Most I've seen have very fine splines on and are a press fit into the hub.
I've used a vice and sockets etc. to press them in/out.
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 31/12/02 at 09:50 PM |
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Christ Alan that was quick. Thanks for the info. All I need to do then is find a car that has longer studs than a Sierra and press away.
Happy new year dude. 
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Alan B
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| posted on 31/12/02 at 10:18 PM |
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I can't remember in the UK...but here new studs are readily available, and not expensive.
Happy new year
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Rorty
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| posted on 1/1/03 at 05:01 AM |
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Just to be on the safe side, take a look at the inside of the wheel flange, and check to see if there's a thin round head on the studs. If so, then
they are press in studs (some studs have a coarse thread which is screwed into the flange, with a fine thread for the wheel nut).
Most motorsport factors carry long studs, but be aware that there are dozens of different diameter/thread/spline
combinations.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 1/1/03 at 12:21 PM |
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G'day Rorty
I've just check my studs after reading your mail and going by what you say mine look as if they are press in. With that being the case I should be
able to twat them with a great big hammer.
By the way, what part of Melbourne are you in. I used to live in Maribyrnong and Mount Waverly.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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bob
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| posted on 1/1/03 at 10:02 PM |
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Paul
If the studs dont come out easy,give them a bit of heat mate.
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kingr
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| posted on 1/1/03 at 11:10 PM |
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Or a bigger hammer!!
Kingr
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Rorty
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| posted on 2/1/03 at 03:39 AM |
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Paul, if you're going to twat the studs with a hammer, just ensure your aim is true. If you hit them even a little bit sideways, you could ruin the
holes, making it dificult to install the new ones concentrically (the splines are very shallow). If the new ones are a larger diameter, then you can
twat away till your heart's content, and re-bore larger diameter holes.
It's really best to either press them out/in with a press/vice.
I lived in Blackburn for 10 years, and am now in Elsternwick. Small world.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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