bluejeepkid
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- Bullhead City
how hard is to install wheel studs into a 8.25?
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wheel stud ?
- Thread starter bluejeepkid
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Fred85
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- Orange, VA
you mean on the axle shafts??
if so, its a press fit....you pound them in from the back of the axle shaft flanges
obviously, you'll need to remove the axle shafts first
if so, its a press fit....you pound them in from the back of the axle shaft flanges
obviously, you'll need to remove the axle shafts first
bluejeepkid
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- Bullhead City
ok awesome...what all does it take to remove the shafts? does the 8.25(27 spline) have c-clips?
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Pound them out.
Get a lug nut(or 1/2" fine thread nut) and a washer.
Take the stupid chrome cap off the stock lug nut.
Put the lug nut on backwards.
Tighten down the (lug)nut until the stud pulls through.
Done deal.
Get a lug nut(or 1/2" fine thread nut) and a washer.
Take the stupid chrome cap off the stock lug nut.
Put the lug nut on backwards.
Tighten down the (lug)nut until the stud pulls through.
Done deal.
bluejeepkid
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bullhead City
i assume i dont have to take the axle shafts put if i do it this way?? or do i still have too?
lawsoncl
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- North Idaho
Yes, you still need to remove the shafts. The quote is how to pull the new studs in. Don't even think about trying to pound them out with the shaft still it unless really want to destroy the diff.
bluejeepkid
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- Location
- Bullhead City
alright thanx
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Ive done it countless times to many different axles, and have NEVER had a problem. To each his own, make more work for yourself and pull the shaft.
bluejeepkid
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bullhead City
ok well im not taking wheel studs out.. im missing 1 on the driverside so im just placing a new one in the hole
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Then you'll be fine with the method I described above.
If the backing plate is too close to the axle flange, you'll have to pull the axle, but it shouldnt be.
bluejeepkid
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- Location
- Bullhead City
awesome thanx, i will try this tomorrow and let ya know what happens
Blaine B.
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northwest Indiana
If you were worried about damaging the diff by pounding out the stud with the axle installed isn't there a press tool for removing wheel studs?
GrimmJeeper
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- Location
- Gardena, CA
how would pounding on the axle to get the stud out do anything to "destroy" the diff? the axle slides freely in and out of the splines in the spider gears. there is nothing for it to hit against, let alone ruin. :dunno:
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
No sh!t huh, JU must be down.
Pounding on an axle to get a stud out isnt going to explode the diff. You are pounding against a 5/8"(or even bigger) hardened steel rod. If you bend that, you are doing someting WAY wrong.
Blaine B.
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- Location
- Northwest Indiana
The only thing I can think of being affected would be the C-Clip but I'd assume that generally gets more stress just driving down the road when making turns and such!
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
How would it effect the C clip? You are putting no force on it when you push the axle inward, only when you pull outward.
Blaine B.
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northwest Indiana
Well you know how they say the hammering of an impact on a hub nut is bad for the bearings and you only supposed to do it by hand?
CanMan
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- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Thats what who says?
Ive rattled on lots of differet hubs on lots of different cars and trucks and have never had a problem. :dunno:
Every experience for someone else can be different though.
Blaine B.
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- Location
- Northwest Indiana
I have destroyed a few hubs that way. Also I knew a guy in a shop who said they always used impacts on hub nuts but had alot of returns with bad hub bearings, and then finally the manufacturer found out and would not warrant any more replacements until they stopped using the impact.
- Location
- In the islands
Is that because the impact over tighten the nuts or because it do not tighten them enough. Impact or not, I always put a torque wrench on mine for the final tightening.
