>In a message dated 98-06-17 12:53:59 EDT, pgilbert(at)worldnet.att.net writes:
>
>>An idiot at the local tire repair shop with a week mind and very strong
>>air wrench tightened to lugs down on my SV so tight that I had to stand
>>on my X lug wrench to get three of them off. The fourth broke off all
>>by its self.
>>
>>I started to remove a bolt from my parts car, but alas the bolt is too
>>long to be removed. It looks like replacement will entail pulling the
>>hubs. I have a good sized gear puller and it won't budge the hub. I
>>assume this is what I have been reading about on this list when people
>>talk of zillion pound hydraulic presses.
>
>
>Has anyone tried drilling a hole thru the backing plate, large enough to
>remove and replace a wheel stud? As long as the hole was round, a suitable
>rubber plug could be used to seal it back up. Also, if I recall correctly,
the
>stock stud can ALMOST be removed as is. It might not be necessary to drill
a
>hole large enough to pull the stud thru, but just wide enough to turn the
stud
>sideways.
>
>Comments???
>
>Dick Sanders
>Seattle
>
>
>P.S. If hub removal is the only way, I've heard that a good hub puller, an
>air wrench, and lots of heat are the prime ingrediants.
>