[Shop-talk] Lug Bolts?

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, David Hillman wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Mullen, Tim wrote:
>> The well-enough designed car is rather rare.  The studs I've needed to
>> replace have been a royal pain - one rear axle required removing the
>> pumpkin cover to pull the clip to allow the axle to be pulled out in
>> order to get access to the rear of the hub flange.  Similar problems
>> with a front wheel drive hub on another car.
>
>    How easy/cheap is it to pull and replace the hub (with damaged
> threads) on those cars?  How much easier would it be to provide easy
> access to the hub flange, versus making it easy to replace the hub?

Its not particularly cheap, but its a heck of a lot easier to replace the 
hubs on my 4th gen camaro than it is to replace a wheel stud.

>> Besides, you never want to whack it out with a hammer.  The impact is
>> bad on the wheel bearings and can damage them.  Press it out with a
>> large C-clamp and a socket on the back if you can.  Don't hammer on
>> it...
>
>    I'm fairly sure the impact from me swinging a hammer is dwarfed by 
> what happens when my 3000 pound car hits a pothole at 50 mph, but you 
> may be a lot stronger than I am.

So all the manufacturers that explicitly recommend against doing just that 
are making it up?

Mark