Torque setting for wheels

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Drew Sydorko

Thanks Phil. I just got back from the shed and thought a conservative 120 lbs on the wheel nuts would be good for now. Snap! Broke the stud with the nut. Is it difficult to replace? I'm so ticked at myself.

Drew

Hi Drew,

It should not be too hard to replace the stud. Use a large mallet and a large pin punch/drift to knock the broken stud out through the olive on the wheel side. A bit of heat on the olive helps as does soaking the stud with a penetrant beforehand.
I heat the olive with just a propane torch and that helps to expand the olive to enable the stud to be driven through it.

An important point though:

If it is on the rear drum check that the stud has not been tack welded to the rear drum.
I have seen a number of drums where this is done and if it is you will have to carefully grind it away in able to knock out the stud.

I learnt this the hard way many years ago when I took a drum to the local machine shop to have a broken stud removed. they put it on a press without checking it and bent the thin hub disk rendering the drum useless. The studs had all been tack welded to the rear of the drum on either side of the raised lug as per photo attached.

Since then, I have seen both welded and non welded studs so check carefully if it is a rear drum before swinging a large mallet!

Hope this helps and it it goes well for you.

Cheers,