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Title: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: Lt.Del on July 09, 2009, 09:38:22 pm

OK fellas, I got some new wheels/tires for the 'ole  1991 3/4 ton 4x4 5.7 sub (http://www.delbridge.net/suburban).   Well, not new, but new to me,  American Racing  Outlaw 2 Wheels (http://www.wheelsforless.com/american_racing.aspx).   They are 16.5 x 8.25 8 luggers.

Anyway, while removing the old wheels, I noticed one of the lugs had the stud still inside it and looked at the stud on the axle and the stud broke in half.

I never removed a stud from the axle shaft before.  There seems to be plenty of room behind it.  Is there some kind of press.  I don't want to put a heating torch on it for fear of getting the shaft too hot and perhaps warping the shaft. I dont want to beat it with a 5lb hammer for fear of messing up the differentials or something. 

Any IDS?

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: VileZambonie on July 09, 2009, 09:40:27 pm

Smack it with the bfh. Don't be scared.

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: Blazin on July 09, 2009, 09:54:23 pm

or a bfp and a bfh. An air chisel with a round stub tip works well too.

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: Lt.Del on July 09, 2009, 10:34:18 pm

ok, so the solution is to whack it. 
Next quest.  Where do I get another?

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: str8bloc on July 09, 2009, 11:50:38 pm

i have an 83 5 lug and i smacked it with a ball peen hammer i need a bfh but i got it off went to autozone bought a new nut stud and a package of 3/8 washers slipped on the lug stacked washers and tighted it until it sat back where it needed to be

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: Blazin on July 10, 2009, 05:54:05 am

Any auto parts store should have them in stock.

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: Captkaos on July 10, 2009, 01:33:20 pm

I got mine from Autozone, NAPA and O'Rielys, in that order.  I had 3 bad ones and none had more than 1...

Title: Re: removing broken lug nut stud from rear axle
Post by: 1976Scottsdale on July 15, 2009, 08:56:09 am

I work for Oreilly's.  Its amazing the stuff we don't stock... like the egr gasket for a sbc, but we do stock the block off plate which does not come with a gasket (flattened mtn dew can to the rescue).  Anyway, back to Andy's issue.  Ya smack the thing til it pops out the back side.  Then, as stated, seat the new one through the hole and use washers or a larger nut or something to pull the stud up into the splines.  I'm sure you know this part already but it helps to turn the lugnut backwards so you don't fight the tapered seat of it. We sell a special tool for installing lug studs but the washer method works the exact same and it is about 20 bucks cheaper.