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x-over steering arm studs install help

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which way are the studs suposed to go in? there are both ends have different amounts of threading, a shorter side and longer side, which goes into the knuckle? so far ive tried each way, but not sure on the correct way. thanks

also i searched and it said to only put them in hand tight? so i dont use 2 nuts to tighten the studs down?
 
on mine, the shorter studs go into the knuckle, the longer ones are needed for the arm, mine is dana 44.
 
Call Offroad design and ask them. The ones they sell come with instructions. I can't remember but if you have nuts for them the end that the nuts dont thread down would go in the knuckle:wink1: .

Make sure you torque and loosen and retorque several times so the studs are seated properly. and use some oil on the threads while you do this.

As fas as how tight they need to be down in the knuckles, hand tight is ok as long as they are all going down far enough.
 
i have a stud tool (that dont sound good :haha: )

but I removed my old ones and swapped them over to the other side and used the tool to tighten them back in... not saying you need the tool but they do make them....
 
RootBreaker said:
i have a stud tool (that dont sound good :haha: )

but I removed my old ones and swapped them over to the other side and used the tool to tighten them back in... not saying you need the tool but they do make them....
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Well I never need a stud tool to get the job done as long as I've got two nuts...
BTW, what does one of those things look like? I've never even seen one.
 
I put the smaller threads in the knuckle hand tight with just a tad of thread locker.

The torque on the new arm is 90 ft lbs right?

So we should torque, loosen and retorque a couple times?
 
pvfjr said:
Well I never need a stud tool to get the job done as long as I've got two nuts...
BTW, what does one of those things look like? I've never even seen one.
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ill try and post a pic later
 
thanks guys, i got my arms on, they look sexy! ill post some updated pics of my rig later today ;)
 
I don't get how it works. Where does it get it's bite from?

90 #s on the steering arm right?
 
mrdrinksalil said:
http://www.chain-auto-tools.com/general_auto_tools/DRY201C.htm

heres a stud remover. Youve polly seen one before just never knew what it did
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yuppers that is what mine looks like....



Mudstud said:
I don't get how it works. Where does it get it's bite from?

90 #s on the steering arm right?
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hard to explain but it basically puts pressure on the one side so when you go to take it off it locks on and jams itself.. thus the only thing you can do is turn one way and it wont slip...
 
Huh, that's kinda neat. Thanks for the link and explanation guys, always good to learn something. Don't think I've ever seen one before though. The kinda guys I hang around aren't that high tech...:crazy: If it were more than $5 though, I think I'd just keep using nuts. Unless a friend had one I could "borrow".:p:
 
pvfjr said:
Huh, that's kinda neat. Thanks for the link and explanation guys, always good to learn something. Don't think I've ever seen one before though. The kinda guys I hang around aren't that high tech...:crazy: If it were more than $5 though, I think I'd just keep using nuts. Unless a friend had one I could "borrow".:p:
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being one of those "low tech" friends of yours, i will tell you those are junk. i have broke a few of those. they work great under the right conditions, but they suck every other time. and they do not keep the force centered on the bolt like a nut does, they put a lot of side load on the stud.
 
Once you have a set of these snap-on stud extractors your life removing broken studs/bolts will be much better, Yes, it is the BEST extractor available.
 
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