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Adam12 · 05-03-2003, 12:13 AM

It's a new problem every week.....I was driving my truck home today, and noticed as I made a right turn a HUGE knocking sound. So I stopped the truck and looked at the front right side of the truck where the the noise was coming from. I was missing a lug nut and could tell the whole wheel was loose. So I pull the jack out and get ready to tighten the rest of the lug nuts, but they just kept spinning then I tried to take em off and same thing. All 5 studs have broken loose so I cant get my wheel off :/ anyone know any neat tricks to help get it off? and then keep it on? could you tack weld the studs in the back?

O'l Buck · 05-03-2003, 12:44 AM

any way you look at it, your current studs are toast. You might get lucky and get a spot weld to hold long enough to get the nuts off, but then you still have to grind the weld down to get the studs out. If you're running drums on front, you can take the hub off, wheel and all and take it to someone who has a torch and cut the nuts off, then drive the studs out, or grind the back side of the studs off and drive them out backwards, hopefully it hasn't wasted your hub to the point that it won't accept new studs.

Adam12 · 05-03-2003, 04:18 AM

Thanks. At least now I know what I can do. Looks like its going to be real fun, I have some cheap centercaps on the wheels so i cant get teh hub off unless I cut them open first.....

MOTHERTRUCKERS · 05-03-2003, 08:04 AM

Get a nut splitter and split the lug nuts or a good cold chisel and a hammer. I'll bet your wheel is wobbled out to where it's no good so a torch will be the easiest way. I have good used 67-70 hubs for 20.00 if you need one.

05-03-2003, 12:13 AM	#1
Adam12 I hate trannys Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 160	ahh! wheel stud problems It's a new problem every week.....I was driving my truck home today, and noticed as I made a right turn a HUGE knocking sound. So I stopped the truck and looked at the front right side of the truck where the the noise was coming from. I was missing a lug nut and could tell the whole wheel was loose. So I pull the jack out and get ready to tighten the rest of the lug nuts, but they just kept spinning then I tried to take em off and same thing. All 5 studs have broken loose so I cant get my wheel off :/ anyone know any neat tricks to help get it off? and then keep it on? could you tack weld the studs in the back? __________________ 70 SWB 481 ci, TH-400, Edlebrok Victor Jr. intake, Holley street avenger 770, Dynomax ceramic coated headers. Dual flowmasters. and only 3516134 more little things to do.

05-03-2003, 12:44 AM	#2
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	any way you look at it, your current studs are toast. You might get lucky and get a spot weld to hold long enough to get the nuts off, but then you still have to grind the weld down to get the studs out. If you're running drums on front, you can take the hub off, wheel and all and take it to someone who has a torch and cut the nuts off, then drive the studs out, or grind the back side of the studs off and drive them out backwards, hopefully it hasn't wasted your hub to the point that it won't accept new studs. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

05-03-2003, 04:18 AM	#3
Adam12 I hate trannys Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 160	Thanks. At least now I know what I can do. Looks like its going to be real fun, I have some cheap centercaps on the wheels so i cant get teh hub off unless I cut them open first..... __________________ 70 SWB 481 ci, TH-400, Edlebrok Victor Jr. intake, Holley street avenger 770, Dynomax ceramic coated headers. Dual flowmasters. and only 3516134 more little things to do.

05-03-2003, 08:04 AM	#4
MOTHERTRUCKERS Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: BRADENTON FLA Posts: 3,269	Get a nut splitter and split the lug nuts or a good cold chisel and a hammer. I'll bet your wheel is wobbled out to where it's no good so a torch will be the easiest way. I have good used 67-70 hubs for 20.00 if you need one. __________________ Rest in Peace Ed. Thanks for all the good times.



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