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Re: GT6 wheel studs

To: Dick Nyquist <dickn@hpspdbc.vid.hp.com>, british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: GT6 wheel studs
From: LESNYD@ccmail.monsanto.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 94 13:26:18 CST

I've replaced rear studs on a GT6+ with no problems at all. You don't have to 
disassemble the hub!


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Subject: GT6 wheel studs
Author:  Dick Nyquist <dickn@hpspdbc.vid.hp.com>
Date:    6/27/94  12:54 PM

Michel had asked about replacing his GT6 wheel studs whith bolts:

Michel,
the wheelstuds are at least grade 8. They have a nurled shoulder that
presses into the hub to retain them and to prevent them fron rotating
when you put the lug nuts on. Under normal use these are more then 
strong enough. If it were my car I would simply replace any damaged 
ones with stock ones. On my racecar (GT6) I have replaced the original
3/8 studs with 7/16 studs with the same nurl. I think they may have 
been the same as TR4/TR6 studs. These are pretty standard and you should
be able to get them at most good auto supply stores. Switching sizes means 
that I had to get several new sets of lug nuts to fit the various wheels 
I run.

If your Gt6 is a Plus model you have to do a little fiddling to get the 
new studs into the rear hubs without disassembling the hub from the 
carrier.

/Dick N
 




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