On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Keith McGahan wrote:
> How to I get these things off? I spend all day Sunday try to get the rear
> studs off and got nothing to show for it but a bloody finger. Is there a
> special Tool? Thanks
Get some dremel abrasive wheels (cylindrical- 1/2" - 3/4" diameter, 1/2"
deep, coarse as possible). If you can get suitable bits for a die
grinder, use that instead. I prefer a Dremel is best because it won't
take your arm off when it kicks.
You need to grind away the last 1/8" of the back of the stud to get it
out. They are threaded, 7/16"NF, just like the lug side- but peened
("Bashed With BFH") to lock them in place.
Wear a full face mask and work slowly. You'll probably burn out several
of those little dremel wheels (and possibly several of those little dremel
tools :-))
Once you've taken off enough metal from the stud, put jam nuts on it (or
Vise-Grips), and undo it. (Sounds easy, right? It's not) I also cooked
the stud a couple of times with the oxy-acetylene torch, but still had to
grind away most of the metal.
It's a lot easier to do with the hubs out, I hear. I snapped a stud and
didn't feel like pulling the axle. Wish I'd snapped a front one :-)
To set the new studs in, either have someone arc weld a patch on the new
ones, or take tradition in hand and bash the threads a bit to mushroom
them in. Personally I used JB weld, but I don't think it held very well
(I'll be trying a more 'industrial' epoxy next)
-Malcolm
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