well i got a broken wheel stud in the rear what would be the eisiest way to fix it ?

Pull the wheel, and the drum. Use a hammer and punch to knock out the old one, making sure that you rotate it to a good location where there is room to knock it into. Insert new stud, use a stack of washers and tighten a nut onto it to pull it all the way in. Make sense?

i just sheared one off myself. damn shop i had my wheels balanced and rotated at must have put those suckers on there w/ a impact gun. i had to jump up and down on my lug wrench to pop the other 5.

so i dont have to pull the axle right?

what is the right size stud to get? napa usually have them?

napa should have them but make sure it's the right one before you leave. I broke 2 on the front, went to napa for some new ones. I called first just to make sure and the guy said yea we got some. Go there and pick them up, got home and :mad: there the wrong ones. They were an inch shorter. So I tryed Advance Auto, same shit. They even had a pic of the correct one in the tray with a part #. The bag with that part # had a stud that was an inch short also. I wound up having to ORDER them from the stealer at $5 ea

Originally posted by flimmy
napa should have them but make sure it's the right one before you leave. I broke 2 on the front, went to napa for some new ones. I called first just to make sure and the guy said yea we got some. Go there and pick them up, got home and :mad: there the wrong ones. They were an inch shorter. So I tryed Advance Auto, same shit. They even had a pic of the correct one in the tray with a part #. The bag with that part # had a stud that was an inch short also. I wound up having to ORDER them from the stealer at $5 ea

well how long should they be? i could take a rough estimate off my truck i guess.

I'm not sure the exact measurement, but just measure a good one thats sticking out of the axle and measure the broken piece that you remove and make sure you get one close to that.

Originally posted by jht3


well how long should they be? i could take a rough estimate off my truck i guess.

take off a good one and take it with you...........:flipoff2:

Originally posted by SeaBass44


take off a good one and take it with you...........:flipoff2:

now why didn't i think of that :rolleyes:

Originally posted by jht3


now why didn't i think of that :rolleyes:

I do not know:rolleyes:

Originally posted by budr
Insert new stud, use a stack of washers and tighten a nut onto it to pull it all the way in. Make sense?

Has this worked well for you Bud? I have actually broken one
or two trying this method.
Jay

that's worked for me Jay ... just got to try and watch the backside of the stud real close to see when it's pulling up tight against the axle.

- jack

Ok, I had a couple snap before they became fully seated in the axle flange....
Jay

Originally posted by budr
Insert new stud, use a stack of washers and tighten a nut onto it to pull it all the way in. Make sense?

I did all 6 like this one day on the front.

i had the same problem trying to find the right length rear wheel stud for my 82.
i ended up going to the dealership. it was 8 bucks.

put an empty deepwell socket over where the stud will come through. then use a c-clamp over the back end of the stud and the end of the socket. you will press it right through into the empty socket.

i got a wheel stud from Advance Auto. it was $1.99 and the proper length. the stealer wanted $6 and didn't have it in stock.

i pressed the stud in as far as i could by hand to make sure the splines lined up properly, then torqued it in using the lugnut.

hell, i just use a BFH to knock the old one out, then put the new stud in the hole with the threads lined up and some what in the hole. then i put the tire and rim on and then crank down on the nut until it wont turn any more. its worked 5 times so far for me.

I use 2 BFHs to install the studs. Sit one on the stud, and whack it with the other. Works like a champ!!!

I learned my lesson a long time ago about not having the studs seated all of the way... I almost lost a wheel one day :-D