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eamici
10-13-2017, 02:42 PM
Any tips on installing the studs on the rear hubs now that the old Mustang ones have been removed? I've tried the technique in the Manual using the lug nuts but getting nowhere. Been smacking the devil out of them with a hammer and still no movement.
Any tips on installing the studs on the rear hubs now that the old Mustang ones have been removed? I've tried the technique in the Manual using the lug nuts but getting nowhere. Been smacking the devil out of them with a hammer and still no movement.
The best way is to press them in. Any local auto repair place will usually have a press and will do it for the cost of labor (30 minutes). I found a 12-ton press on Craig's List for $75. It's handy to have in the shop.
eamici
10-13-2017, 03:45 PM
Thanks I'll check it out. I'm always up for a new tool!
wareaglescott
10-13-2017, 03:57 PM
I used a pneumatic impact wrench and it pulled them right through
jrcuz
10-13-2017, 07:05 PM
I did what Papa suggested and had a local auto repair shop do them. I was unsuccessful with my pneumatic impact wrench.
JR
edwardb
10-13-2017, 07:07 PM
I used a pneumatic impact wrench and it pulled them right through
Worked for me as well. Used a couple of large hardened washers and a hardened sacrificial nut. I didn't want to tear up the lug nuts. The impact wrench pulled them right in.
CraigS
10-14-2017, 06:09 AM
Use plenty of bearing grease on the threads, washers, and side of the nut.
eamici
10-14-2017, 01:42 PM
This worked for me except for the sacrificial nut part. Thanks to all for the help.
danmas
07-02-2023, 01:57 PM
The best way is to press them in. Any local auto repair place will usually have a press and will do it for the cost of labor (30 minutes). I found a 12-ton press on Craig's List for $75. It's handy to have in the shop.
This. So much this. I started working on my rear spindles about a week ago. Getting the studs out was easy. Getting the new studs in, not so much. I used hardened washers. A special stud installer gizmo, Impact wrench, large cheater bar on the end of a socket. at least two hours of grunting and sweating.It was awful. And of course I messed up two studs. I saw this post yesterday. Went to craigslist (no luck) and then harbor freight. 20 ton press in my garage for about $200 and it literally took me five minutes to install the studs.
Trust me, it is worth your time to just have them pressed in (either using your own press or taking it to a shop). Absolutely worth it. Plus I am not freaked out that I stressed the studs using an impact wrench.
Thanks Dave!~