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NYTSKY Grand Master

NYTSKY

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Hi all,

Yesterday when changing my rear wheels i noticed one of the wheels nuts was getting tighter as i was unscrewing it, and then SNAP.

Again with another one, it was getting tighter but i managed to get it off without snapping. But now that thread is screwed.

Does this mean the whole hub has to be replaced or can i bang the bad wheel studs out and replace them with new ones?

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i had a simalar prob but i only stripped bout 3/8" of the stud. u can take the wheel studs out u just have to thake the hub off and get to the studs. i got a price from nissan 1 stud = 12$ Rip off lol unlucky but ur up for 2

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you can get wheel studs for about $2-$3 each from repco, i got some for my old 32 when the same happened to me. just hit the old ones out and put the new ones in, its not hard to do. i'd also be replacing any dodgy wheel nuts.

just had a look i the garage, i've got a couple of spare ones, they are "NICE Products" brand pn: NS457. they were for a 32, 33 may be the same you'll have to check.

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QWK32

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So is it reasonable to assume that studs can become brittle and prone to fracture thru' overzealous use of a 'Rattle Gun'? :)

its not that they become brittle, but if they are being slammed down too tight with a rattle gun, or even using too much force with a breaker bar, you can stretch the thred. so when you try to remove them they bind up and you end up snapping them off.

Beer Baron Grand Master

Beer Baron

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i would NEVER use a rattle gun.... its just bad all round

used properly and set to the right torque there is absolutely nothing wrong with using a rattle gun. i've seen plenty of clowns do far more damage wanging them up super tight with giant breaker bars too, and cross threading nuts etc. any tool used improperly will give you problems.

GTR-32U Mentor

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i would NEVER use a rattle gun.... its just bad all round

Yep I dont like them either,whenever brand new tyres are fitted and I get home and check to see if the nuts are tight enough. i am always shocked to see that they have locked them up ridiculously tight and I usually back them off to MY setting

MrStabby Grand Master

MrStabby

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IIRC the workshop manual shows what looks like a ball joint puller being used to remove them. Shouldnt need to remove the hub to do that as long as there is enough distance behind the hub to manoeuvre the studs (i havent done it, dunno)

Re: rattle guns, AFAIK they're only a problem with alloy nuts which dont like the shock loading. Otherwise too much torque is too much torque regardless of the tool used to produce it. IIRC wheel nuts call for 100-110nm, which is WAY less than the 'tards who work at tyre shops use.

Damo_R34 Grand Master

Damo_R34

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Just had it done to my R34, there isn't enough room behind the hub to manouvre the new studs in on mine. I would definately invest in new studs, rather than buying used, as previously mentioned.

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Pedders just rooted one of mine by tightening it WAY too far with a rattle gun but it was $6 for a brand newie from nissan. I want to do it myself for the sake of learning and because I don't want to give it back to them to fix it. Does the hub have to come off or can they be knocked out as it sits on my 33 gtst?

mitchy_ Grand Master

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Just had it done to my R34, there isn't enough room behind the hub to manouvre the new studs in on mine. I would definately invest in new studs, rather than buying used, as previously mentioned.

i think you'll find there is a notched out section to one side behind the hub, so you rotate the stud you want to remove to there and then it should come out/go in easily.

femno Grand Master

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Ive replaced a couple in a 32 GTSt, they come out without having to take the hub off front and rear.

Beware: Front and rear studs are different.

Why would you buy anything other than a nissan stud? Would be silly not to IMO....

W0rp3D Grand Master

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i had a simalar prob but i only stripped bout 3/8" of the stud. u can take the wheel studs out u just have to thake the hub off and get to the studs. i got a price from nissan 1 stud = 12$ Rip off lol unlucky but ur up for 2

You got ripped, i had to replace 3 studs so i bought 5 from nissan in dandy so i had spares and got change from $20.

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