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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| One of my wheel studs in the hub is rotating in the hub ,how do get to it with the wheel still on to work out a way of getting the wheel off to replace the stud ? |
| Nigel Ricardo |
| 25 January 2010 @ 17:00 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
Hello Nigel.
I had this problem a few years ago, this works.
You need to drill a small hole about 3/16" through the top of the nut ( using a ring spanner to provide stability during the drilling) and into the centre of the offending stud, to the depth of the thread that engages between nut and stud - I think its just over 1"
This hole is progressively enlarged until the nut effectively falls off.
Things to watch for. A good centre punch in the head of the nut is essential, and be careful not to break the drill bit ( especially in the smaller sizes )
The whole operation took about 20 minutes, and I used a few 3/16, 1/4 and 3/8" drills, and at that stage the nut and the stud parted company.
Someone may an alternative, so I suggest you wait a few days and see what the BB produces.
Good luck |
| Bill McCullough |
| 26 January 2010 @ 14:35 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| Bills method will work, but before doing that I would try sinking some heat into the nut & stud, on the offchance that the expansion might hold it long enough. I have an old soldering iron which is heated by flame and it holds a lot of heat. Alternatively a flame down a tube of heat wrap. But I suspect that you'll end up drilling it out. Don't assume that a new stud will fix this. The hole in the hub could be damaged. Good Luck. |
| Dave Wellings |
| 26 January 2010 @ 20:37 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| Thanks for both your replys,just to through a fly into the ointment ,this stud just has to be the stud with a locking wheel nut on it. I have today booked it in to a local garage and they said as long as the other 3 nuts come off ok there is a chance that they might be able to pull the wheel over to one side and pull the stud into the hub and unscrew it. |
| Nigel Ricardo |
| 26 January 2010 @ 21:19 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| I'd be interested in knowing whether the rotating stud problem could be caused by over-tightening the nut, so that when attempting to remove the nut could the stud give way before the nut starts to slacken? |
| Stuart Mumby |
| 28 January 2010 @ 13:12 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| I've had this problem on my son's Mini the first time we tried to remove the wheels after fitting new hubs and discs. The studs have lands and grooves on them which bite into the hub the first time you tighten them after fitting and in my son's case they had not been tightened enough to pull them into the hub far enough to bite fully, so we tightened them hard down. After first applying some grease to the studs and they came right off. Now I am guessing that your wheel nuts have been fitted for some time but is it possible that you knocked the stud back when slightly undone the torque loading is quite low on wheel nuts? Before trying the drilling out, try squirting on some WD40 and tighten by hand as tight as you can and then undo again. It might work and if it doesn't then nothing lost. |
| Kev Lillywhite |
| 29 January 2010 @ 13:34 |
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Front wheel stud rotating in hub |
| Job done !!, what had happened was whoever fitted locking nuts had fitted the right thread and 60 degree pitch on the wheel face ,but the outward facing side of the nut was "blind" (ie the stud was passing through the nut and and then coming to a full stop on the end of the nut before it was tight to the wheel,hope that makes sense) and excessive force had made the stud turn in the hub, the front hubs were removed to get the stud out and 8 new ones were fitted. |
| Nigel Ricardo |
| 03 February 2010 @ 11:00 |
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