Re: wheel studs

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Nees" <danees@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 14:21
Subject: wheel studs


>    First, I need wheel studs for my rear axle on my Scout. All the parts
> stores I've been to, including my normal store, doesn't carry the rear
> Scout stud, it is a special order item.
>    Next, I need some new lugs for those same studs, that shouldn't be a
> problem, though I haven't gone out and looked yet.
>    Third, I just put a new bearing in the drivers side rear axle. After
> doing that I had the lugs bak off doing 70 on the highway and chew up my
> studs. I pulled some ol studs off an old axle I had in stock, but 2 of
> the axle flange holes won't take a stud in them tight. I can practically
> pull the stud through the hole and as soon as I touch it they fal back

Ouch... that's definately not a good thing...

> in the drum. Is there a way to make the splines grab in the holes? t
> seems like the holes are enlarged or worn out from the splines of other
> studs actually. Also the ld stus splines seem to be worn a bit as well.
> Do they make a stud with larger than normal splines?
>
> Dan Nees
> danees@domain.elided
>

I think I've heard of studs with larger than normal splines... hopefully
someone will have the sizes, and possibly we can cross to another
application that will make it a little easier to obtain?

-Ryan