Wheel stud removal

[blown motor]

Somebody thought that putting longer studs on one side would be a good idea and so I have two 1/4" wheel spacers which I want to get rid of.    What's the best way to remove the old studs? I'm thinking two jaw gear puller to push them out. Would hammering them out cause too much blunt force trauma on the internals of the rear end?

[Dakota]

I've just hit them with a small (5 pound) sledge hammer to drive them out. 

[anlauto]

  hammer

[Mr Lee]

If you have an air chisel with a blunt tip they will come out in about 1-1/2 seconds. Bzzzzzzt!  Right out.


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[dodj]

Ya, it doesn't really take a very hard hit to move them out.

[blown motor]

If you have an air chisel with a blunt tip they will come out in about 1-1/2 seconds. Bzzzzzzt!  Right out.


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I do have an air chisel. Never thought of using that. Thanks for the tip.

[blown motor]

To install the new ones do I just put some washers over the stud and draw them in with the nut?

[Mr Lee]

To install the new ones do I just put some washers over the stud and draw them in with the nut?

Yes but I would oil the threads to ease the friction on them as you're turning.  It'll go smoother

[blown motor]

 

[Mr Lee]

...and, going a step further, I'd put some oil or grease between the lug nut and the washers also 

[MoparLeo]

Using washer and nuts is not only Mickey Mouse it can stretch the studs. The old 1/2" studs didn't take much torque compared to the modern stuff.
The proper way is to just remove the axle, then you can use a hammer to pop the studs out and then properly install the new studs from the back side.
You are only going to do this once, so do it right. OR the real lazy way would be to just use a cutoff tool and cut the studs to the length you want...

[dodj]

Drawing in with a nut and a few washers will work great. It takes about 30 ft/pds to get it done. Won't stretch the studs.

[MoparLeo]

The first time I ever heard of someone using a torque wrench to put a stud in.
But I have seen several stretched studs over my 30+ years as  a Service manager and Store General Manager by techs using shortcuts.
Thank you but not my car. Would also be good time to service the rear wheel bearings.

[cudamadd]

You will not hurt the internals if you remove the axle . And knock them out with a good heavy hammer.  That's how I did mine and hit them home from behind once you line up the splines

[dodj]

The first time I ever heard of someone using a torque wrench to put a stud in.

I didn't use one. I use a regular ratchet and isn't very hard to draw them in, so the ft/pds is just my personal guess. I just don't think you could stretch a stud with a regular half inch ratchet. Not with my arms anyway.lol
If I offended, I didn't mean to.