Rear tire stud replacement
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Rear tire stud replacement
Some of the tire studs on my driver side rear wheel need to be replaced on my 88 F250 (2wd). Can anyone out there tell me how it's done?
Thanks in advance!
J
Thanks in advance!
J
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Tire studs (I think). The previous owner of my truck installed the lug nuts on backwards, stripping the studs.For a while I was able to center the tire by eye (sort of) and sinch the lugnuts down real tight but now the tire rim wont sit properly on the wheel, causing the truck to ride funny(and she's a rough ride to begin with. I got some quotes from some tire companies but was hoping to save a few bucks.
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If you are talking about the studs that bolt the wheel to the axle, those are wheel studs. Tire studs are in snow tires for better grip on the snow and ice.
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If your F250 is anything like my F350, it's a bit of a job to get the old studs out. You have to take apart the hub and pull the axle shaft to get the wheel flange far enough out to remove the studs. I have one broken one from someone putting the mag wheel nut on without a washer and bottoming out the thread, which siezed on the lug and had to be cut off to get the wheel off to do a brake job. I got a new stud for it at the dealer, but now I cant find the 9/16 extra deep lug nut!
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I'm no pro but I'm pretty handy and I replaced a couple studs on the rear of my F250 without too much grief. It wasn,t too tough but I needed a special socket for the wheel bearing lock-nut. I was able tp borrow it from a friend's shop. With proper tools and a little hammering I got eveything apart and back together. Be careful not to let the bearing fall on the ground when you loosen the lock-nut. Once you get the hub/brakedrum of the spindle, simply hammer the bad stud out and hammer the new ones in. When I put my '96 back together the lock-nut clicked when it was torqed properly. The axel shafts required a some persuasion to get all the way back in.
My advice; DONT LET THE STUDS AND LUGS RUST!!!!!! Rusted studs tend to break. I bought some crome lug nuts that cover the whole stud to prevent rust.
My advice; DONT LET THE STUDS AND LUGS RUST!!!!!! Rusted studs tend to break. I bought some crome lug nuts that cover the whole stud to prevent rust.
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A good coating on Anti-Seize, which i put on just about every bolt when i reasemble will prevent you from having stuff rust and make it hard to remove, its a good item to have around,