Rear Stud Removal

[supra_rulz]

ok, so holy crap i feel like i've done every trick in the book besides doing this the hard and "right" way. i'm asking if any of you guys have any tricks i could use. The other posts i've read about deal mostly with the front and the rear seem like such "easy" thing. so far...
1. Hammer
2. Heat
3. Air hammer
4. Drill out center
5. Heat
6. Hammer
7. More hammering

and now i've given up. lol

Before:




After:

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[hvyman]

How big of a hammer?

 

[BlackDevilSupra]

IIRC I think he'll have to remove the spindle to perform the stud replacement.

 

[hvyman]

No there is enough room to pound it out and put a new one in.

 

[mark1987supra]

^^ Agree, you can even put in the ARP IS300 studs without removing. I used a 5 lbs hand sledge & they poped out with a couple of hits.

 

[supra_rulz]

well, TECHNICALY it wasnt a hammer.....used the bottom end of the jack stand thing.but the thing is, im hitting it so hard, its deforming the bolt...

the other thing i tried was heating the out side with a torch and upsidedown can of compressed air to cool the bolt... no dice. and the air hammer punch attachment lost...lol

 

[hvyman]

Need to use a hammer. And a solid hammer not a wood/house hammer.

 

[supra_rulz]

is that going to damage the bearings or anything else? and im assuming autoparts store studs are fine right?

 

[hvyman]

No use a punch and a big hammer.

Yes they will work but iirc toyota ones are a couple bucks.

 

[BoostMonger]

Remove the spindle and find a hydraulic press

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[supra_rulz]

i guess you need the right tools for the job. went out and got a 5lb hammer and ~20 hits and it was done. thank you gentlemen. hopefully putting it in wont be a problem. :naughty: lol

 

[ttsupra2503]

When you put it in, a lot of the mechanics I am around space the wheel nut with a bigger wheel nut and tighten it up.

 

[supra_rulz]

space the nut with a bigger nut? i'm assuming youre talking about putting spacers to tighten it up?

 

[#04]

^yep, because most wheel nuts are closed and therefore unusable to seat the new stud...

I have used wheel spacers for this before...

 

[supra_rulz]

alright, got it seated...i think. i just torqued it until the backside was flush with the hub. so i'll drive a bit and recheck.

another question (not that important) is, doesn't the method of using the nut to set it add unnecessary lateral stress in the bolt for future use? or do we just assume that the stress is still within the elastic deformation range?

 

[airhead04]

No. the stress is basically not there. How you ask? Because it isnt seated to the back side of the hub yet, so the stud is actually moving which isnt causing much stress against. NOW, once it is seated if you continued to torque it down PAST the studs torque rating (if it has that?) then yes, it would be causing excess stress on it.

 

[supra_rulz]

ahhh. thaaaaaat would explain it. thanks