Fitting New Studs Front And Rear

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robsroadster

Discussion Starter · Mar 29, 2010

As above please guys am getting my tyres on the wheels this week and need to fit new longer studs that should also be with me this week.
Was going to have my mate done on sunday to help me with this but he cant make it so need to try and have a go myself . i have never done this before so need advice please on how to fit the new suds and can i remove the whole hub if it will make it easier to do ?

Please can some one walk me through it and maybe suply pics etc

thanks all in advance rob

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robsroadster

Discussion Starter · #2 · Mar 30, 2010

robsroadster said:
As above please guys am getting my tyres on the wheels this week and need to fit new longer studs that should also be with me this week.
Was going to have my mate done on sunday to help me with this but he cant make it so need to try and have a go myself . i have never done this before so need advice please on how to fit the new suds and can i remove the whole hub if it will make it easier to do ?

Please can some one walk me through it and maybe suply pics etc

thanks all in advance rob

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Skuzzle

· #3 · Mar 30, 2010

if you have a press it is easy.. i.e. take hub off and press them out.. if not you'll probably be best tightining a heavy duty clamp or something on the old stud and then beating it with a hammer. Actually a ball joint splitter might work... you just need to get a lot of pressure on the stud to push it out and the hammer can help to break its grip... but dont beat too hard, lol.. new ones press in. You can use a not on the end of the old stud to save bending it up which can make removal a slag pig.

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robsroadster

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 30, 2010

Skuzzle said:
if you have a press it is easy.. i.e. take hub off and press them out.. if not you'll probably be best tightining a heavy duty clamp or something on the old stud and then beating it with a hammer. Actually a ball joint splitter might work... you just need to get a lot of pressure on the stud to push it out and the hammer can help to break its grip... but dont beat too hard, lol.. new ones press in. You can use a not on the end of the old stud to save bending it up which can make removal a slag pig.

Thanks sound right ..but how do i get the hub off in the first place and is it straight forward for a simpleton lol

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ginger nutz

· #5 · Mar 30, 2010

Don`t take the hubs off, on the rear its a real pig. The front studs you knock them straight through, remove calliper first, on the rear you`ll find the hub gets in the way, on mine i found the stud had a flat side on the end at the hub so it could slide past the hub it self, remove calliper first, studs slide out at the calliper side. When choosing studs the rear studs have a larger shoulder then the front ones, or they did on mine.

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robsroadster

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 30, 2010 (Edited by Moderator)

ginger nutz said:
Don`t take the hubs off, on the rear its a real pig. The front studs you knock them straight through, remove calliper first, on the rear you`ll find the hub gets in the way, on mine i found the stud had a flat side on the end at the hub so it could slide past the hub it self, remove calliper first, studs slide out at the calliper side. When choosing studs the rear studs have a larger shoulder then the front ones, or they did on mine.

Thanks were did you get your studs from

the bloke who told me he could get them has let me down and i need before friday