front wheel stud replacement help

[chicken joe]

so monday afternoon i had a front wheel come loose on me, i lost two lug nuts and broke off a stud, and somehow i striped out a stud.

i need to replace studs and not sure how to do it. i want to try and do it infront of the appartment. can i do this on the truck or does the hub have to come off?

what is going to be the easiest way to do this with hand tools in the street?

thanks
mike

its a 1976 w/dana 44

 

[sweetk30]

remove wheel

remove locking hub guts

remove and support caliper

remove hub nuts and outer wheel bearing

remove hub/rotor unit

bang out the rest of the bad studs

install new studs with good size hammer and punch

reinstall in reverse order

and recheck lug nuts in first few miles and also 50 / 100 after this .

on 1/2 ton with 7/16 studs no more than 100ft lbs tourqe spec..

note : with these wheels the correct lug nuts with 1 washer on each once in the hole will not sit out flush or past the rim surface . if this happens you have the wrong length lug nut shank . and I find a tiny bit of oil on the outside of the lug nut shank were it fits snug in the lug hole helps from binding up and giving a false reading on actual tourqe .

 

[rebelgregory]

^yup.

Also, when you say you stripped out a stud, do you mean the threads, or the stud is no longer tight in the hub?

If the stud is no longer tight in the hub, I recommend punching it out and not replacing it. I had a hub that was worn from a loose stud and the knurls of the new stud didn't grab securely. Got everything back together and the next time I went to take the tire off, that stud/nut assembly just spun and spun. It was a HUGE pita to get it off.

 

[chicken joe]

^yup.

Also, when you say you stripped out a stud, do you mean the threads, or the stud is no longer tight in the hub?

If the stud is no longer tight in the hub, I recommend punching it out and not replacing it. I had a hub that was worn from a loose stud and the knurls of the new stud didn't grab securely. Got everything back together and the next time I went to take the tire off, that stud/nut assembly just spun and spun. It was a HUGE pita to get it off.

just the threads stripped, i cross threaded it. it seems its not a repair job unless i make more work for myself.

if i take out the washer the lug nuts are flush with the back of the rim.

my dad thinks someone messed with it. all 18 of the other lugs were at 100ft/lbs. im not a big fan of this style lug nut for this reason so i have been checking torque ever 2 or 3 day.

 

[chicken joe]

remove wheel

remove locking hub guts

remove and support caliper

remove hub nuts and outer wheel bearing

remove hub/rotor unit

bang out the rest of the bad studs

install new studs with good size hammer and punch

reinstall in reverse order

and recheck lug nuts in first few miles and also 50 / 100 after this .

on 1/2 ton with 7/16 studs no more than 100ft lbs tourqe spec..

note : with these wheels the correct lug nuts with 1 washer on each once in the hole will not sit out flush or past the rim surface . if this happens you have the wrong length lug nut shank . and I find a tiny bit of oil on the outside of the lug nut shank were it fits snug in the lug hole helps from binding up and giving a false reading on actual tourqe .

i was afarid you were going to say all this. i was hopeing to be able to do it on the truck in the street.

if thats the case its going to have to wait untill i do my brake job in another week or so when my new ruber lines come.

 

[paratrooper307]

Quite possibly. I've seen more broken lugs from people using a lug nut and some washers to "pull" studs through rather than pressing them in. This weakens the lug and causes them to break down the road. Or someone put the wheel back on and didn't do due diligence torquing the nuts down.

 

[sweetk30]

im not a big fan of this style lug nut for this reason so i have been checking torque ever 2 or 3 day.

fyi I have been running these style for over 12 years now and not 1 problem . other than the 1's I create for my self .

 

[chicken joe]

fyi I have been running these style for over 12 years now and not 1 problem . other than the 1's I create for my self .

this is the first time i have ever had a wheel come loose, like i said i retorque every 2-3 days. im so worried about things coming loose after my u-bolts came loose, i torque them at least once a week now.

the more i think about it, the more possible it is to me that someone messed with it sunday night. the stud that broke off is the one witht the locking nut on.

 

[FCM]

It's really not that bad to do in an apartment complex. Just keep everything close and if you have to walk away, put the tire up so it looks like it isn't just sitting there. It also helps to do it after office hours.

 

[chicken joe]

one problem with the apartment right now is its -7 today and not much warmer the next week.

winter parking rules are in effect, and i know if i attempt this out their something is going to break, and im not going to be able to move it for 3 days. its just how it goes.

i have to go by my dad to get the hub socket, ill convince him to let me use his garage for a day or two