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[Big_Adam]

yo all,

well life was good up until about 20mins ago when i snapped a wheel stud clear off. so now i got 3 full wheel studs and half of one. i was doing the wheel nuts up and then. pop. off it came. not particularly happy now.

so my question today is:

1) how the hell do you remove an old wheel stud.
2) what size will i need (austin 1982 mini HL, all imperial stuff and drum's all round)
3) am i going to need any special tools. as i have little/no money what so ever.

cheers,

going to go cry now. :'(

[Tom Sanderson]

easy job

remove wheel and drum

tap stud through backwards with hammer

get a new stud and it will just fit in without you having to take the pads off

push it as far back thru as possible and put on the drum and wheel and tighten it up



should be able to buy a new stud or you can get one from scrap yard

[Big_Adam]

thank god its an easy job.

like dosen't suck after all!!!

also is this the stud i would need.

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=35283

[Tom Sanderson]

that is the right description but i am not sure if the pic is right

[Big_Adam]

yay. thanks you.

i love the mini forum!

[Jammy]

Re-torque it after 24 hours, as the stud may pull through a bit more with a bit of driving and make the wheel nut loose.

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Ooops, better get that pic changed!

[Big_Adam]

Re-torque it after 24 hours, as the stud may pull through a bit more with a bit of driving and make the wheel nut loose.

dose mean i need a torqe wrench 1st........arse. have to see if i can borrow one next time to stop me snapping anymore studs.

also seeming as i'm ordering a stud. what wheel nut will i need. as half a stud is stuck in the current one.

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If its got std steel 10" wheels, 88G322. Might also be worth ordering some spares of each if one has gone (talking from experience, not a sales technique!)

[Tom Sanderson]

i always put new studs and nuts on my car it makes life so much easyer when working on it

apply pleanty of grease to stop them ceasing up

[Jammy]

Theres some people that will say do not use any grease! Since it could allow the nuts to come loose again and will alter the setting it should be torqued to.

[Big_Adam]

hmmm.........ok i don't know much......well anything about wheel sizes but mine are 11inches arcorss the metal part (hub or whatever) or is that right.

also those wheel nuts don't look like mine (i use the "if it don't look the same it won't fit" method to mechanics)

here's the snapped one:
http://img.photobuck...g_Adam/nut3.jpg
http://img.photobuck...g_Adam/nut2.jpg
http://img.photobuck...g_Adam/nut1.jpg

[Tom Sanderson]

you have got the wheel nut that are used to hold on the wheel trims

i don't know if you can buy them

[Big_Adam]

ok so stud and nut from mini spairs. sorted. off to do some buying with the tiny amount of cash i have.

i hate not having a job. .

cheers all.

[Tom Sanderson]

11inches arcorss the metal part (hub or whatever) or is that right.

wow 11" wheels

i think they will probly be 12" looking at the nuts used