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Hi all.

I have done my homework. My brains a mess now with all the variants of wheel and tyre sizes. Spacers and radius or straight tapered wheel nuts. is it really worth it. Who knows. But still want to fit alloys?????????

Anyway my final question to improve my confidence levels is about changing the studs in the rear wheel hub.

I read that with a hammer (once the hub is off) you can remove the studs with a hefty whack and the hub supported. Then you can wind the new studs back in using the wheel nuts and ring spanner or suitable spacer. They will be very tight and appreciate that, and will ruin whatever you use. But do-able!

Went on the brickwerks site looking to buy said longer studs and then the link to the advice on pulling the studs through the hub and hey ho they put the fear of god up you by stating the obviuos that you bugger the threads by using this method and MUST use a hydraulic press. As if I have one of those in the garden shed!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know manufacturers have to have disclaimers, so, is this the truth or have any of you guys actually gone through this stud changing episode????????

Many thanks in advance.

Try asking a garage if you can use their hydraulic press?

I put longer studs in mine about a week ago . Just took the hub off and put it in a big vice then used a copper hammer and some force and the old ones came out relativly easily . Then did the reverse and turned the hub upside down, lined the new studs in the grooves and tapped them back in. Its some much easier when hub is supported in a vice though as your fingers wont get in the way of the hammer as i found out
Not sure if this is the proper way or doing it but worked for me

Lawrence

Ive just bought and fitted these from uncle Brickwerks..... no hassle, fit perfectly and I am confident that they are designed to do what I want them to do.

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... ory_id=112" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A lot less hassle than removing the hubs and pressing in studs...

What about the rear wheels where the studs are short for alloys. What did you do there?????????????????????????????????????

austen smith wrote:What about the rear wheels where the studs are short for alloys. What did you do there?????????????????????????????????????

I used 4 of them... one on each wheel. The adapters are bolted to the excisting hub/drum.... using the original bolts up front and original nuts at the rear, then the wheels slip onto the studs in the new adapters and are secured with 20 x new radiused nuts also bought from Brickwerks. they even have the cut outs for the retaining bolts on the rear drums, so no need to remove them.... simples

I have the same on the rears - 20 mm adaptors.
At the front I have Brickwerks studs with nuts.

Sounds good.

Many thanks for the assistance.

have a good summer.

Those adaptors cost more than my merc alloys