Replace or Thread Chase Lug Studs?

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Jan 2, 2017 | 10:21 PM

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88_F0RD

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nobody really knows..

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Originally Posted by GoinBoarding

The rotors on these old trucks are behind the hub, so no luck on the front axle like in the video. That approach may work on the rear? Seems hard on bearings to me though. Roller bearings don't like sharp hits like that but maybe they're big enough where they won't be hurt. I really don't know.

I'd try chasing them, and x2 on anti seize. Use a torque wrench to fully tighten not just full blast from the impact.

you can get them out, you just have to be creative.

one time in my life, I saw a vehicle parked in the median when the axle fell out from underneath it.

didnt appear as though anyone was hurt.

would you want your tire to come off going down the road?

if you can get the wheel lugs off you can get them back in.

I dont know why you would have to remove the hub/axle, and how would a hitting the wheel studs out with a hammer hurt the roller bearings? youre going to removing wheel studs, not hammering on top of the hub / roller bearings?

there are many other videos on removing wheel studs on youtube, many different examples, the one I posted just happened to be one where the lug studs had broken off......