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[tsimmons]

Be careful of the disk brake conversions out there. I just put one on my plymouth one year ago and now every stud is turning and i can't get my wheels off.

 

[benno440]

didnt put locktite on the studs?

 

[Dako]

Why would he need to put locktite on wheel studs?...they should be pressed in the hub, not threaded in. The knurling should not have allowed allow them to move.

tsimmons,

What brand of kit did you use?

 

[440roadrunner]

Why would he need to put locktite on wheel studs?...they should be pressed in the hub, not threaded in. The knurling should not have allowed allow them to move.

tsimmons,

What brand of kit did you use?

X2

 

[Ron 73]

X 3 Most all pressed in.

 

[Cranky]

Have you tried using an impact to try and get the nuts off? This is usually your best bet to use first. Everything else is usually invasive. How many are spinning on each wheel?

 

[tsimmons]

No these were press in studs. I knew I should have put the wilwood kit on it. I didnt use the cheap booster either. Your ride sounds sweet. I like chargers.

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The one from Jegs. It stops good anyway, just cant put my new wheels on it.

 

[YY1]

Like Cranky said, impact at full with a high CFM/psi compressor, and maybe cock the stud a little to one side so it wants to bind.

I've replaced LOTS of studs and only ever had one spin after install...and I pretty much knew it was gonna happen by the way it pressed in, and STILL didn't pull it and put another one in.

 

[67steve]

if you can spot weld the lug to hub and then remove.
i had a 4" stud strip on my aero space hub and had to cut the stud off from the backside. it stripped from a bad thread on the long shank lugs,
but a spot weld will keep it in place. also be sure to grease the lugs.metal isnt the same as it used to be

 

[Flys-Lo]

metal isnt the same as it used to be

Funny, but true.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

Front or rear? Or both? If its just the front you can try weasel the caliper off its mounting bracket. Then if you can get the spindle nut off you can slide the whole mess off and get to the studs from the back. Rear I'm not sure on. Try tightening it back up, then if possible, loosen while prying the wheel out. Keeping constant pressure on the stud. That may help hold it. Or find a master with a torch who can cut the nut off with a tight controller flame and a steady hand. So as not to damage the wheel.

 

[benno440]

my wilwoods studs are arp bolts screwed in from spindle side, so this is why you have to put locktite, he did not say which aftermarket brand so i assumed the most likely one.

 

[ossietim]

BBH and a cold chisel on the nut !

 

[Stevo427]

Break the nut . Then just pull the stud out