[MR2] Studs

[Byron]

If you don't have a sledge hammer and punch or a hydraulic press, buy 
the replacement studs and take them and the drum to a local automotive 
machine shop and they'll make quick work of it.

Byron

On 04/02/10 7:11 PM, Donald Chalfant wrote:
> Not too mysterious. Lug nuts not tightened correctly, or somebody is trying to collect on her life insurance.   Take the drum off, put it on the driveway, open side down. Take a center punch and a big hammer. Drive out the old studs.  Insert the new studs  into the drum splines, put a big socket on the cement for the stud to stick down into, hold the drum level with one hand and use the big hammer to whack the new studs home.
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Jason Tennant
>    To: MR2 List
>    Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 9:52 PM
>    Subject: [MR2] Studs
>
>
>    Hey guys I have a non MR2 related question. My wife has a 99 Dodge Ram
>    1500 2 wheel drive with rear Drum brakes. Well the left rear tire
>    studs either broke off or stripped today after getting a mysterious
>    shaking and raddling noise throughout the truck. My question is how do
>    I go about changing the studs out?
>
>    YN3 Tennant
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