broken bolts help!!
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Terranosaurus
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Studs with nuts, it will be the stud that needs replacing. No idea off top of head how easy to do on these. If no one else knows I'll have a look at the workshop manual when I have a bit of time later on.
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The manual doesn't seem to cover them, theres an exploded diagram but all the studs are in place.
There are 3 common types.
Most common is a stud with a splined part. Hammer the old one out, then fit a new one from the rear. Then if you have steel wheels its easy, fit a wheel nut on the stud backwards and then tighten till the stud is fully home (use a mirror to look at the back.
Threaded both ends and thread locked in place. You might need to get these this type removed professionally unless you can get it out with mole grips or stillsons etc - screw out and then double nuts locked up against each other to drive it home, a new stud should come with thread lock pre applied.
Occasionally I've come across ones that are simply a bolt screwed through from the back with or without threadlock and sometimes with a locking nut on the front.
Give Nissan/Ford a call and get a replacement, from theat you should be able to tell what type it is, either splined, threaded both ends or with a hex head. Don't imagine they'll be expensive but they will be a dealer only part.
There are 3 common types.
Most common is a stud with a splined part. Hammer the old one out, then fit a new one from the rear. Then if you have steel wheels its easy, fit a wheel nut on the stud backwards and then tighten till the stud is fully home (use a mirror to look at the back.
Threaded both ends and thread locked in place. You might need to get these this type removed professionally unless you can get it out with mole grips or stillsons etc - screw out and then double nuts locked up against each other to drive it home, a new stud should come with thread lock pre applied.
Occasionally I've come across ones that are simply a bolt screwed through from the back with or without threadlock and sometimes with a locking nut on the front.
Give Nissan/Ford a call and get a replacement, from theat you should be able to tell what type it is, either splined, threaded both ends or with a hex head. Don't imagine they'll be expensive but they will be a dealer only part.
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I think you will find they are the splined type that you can drive out the old one with a hammer and punch and either drive in the new or pull in with a nut.
There may be a downside and I say maybe as I haven’t looked as yet, you may find the brake disc is in the way and you will need to remove the hub and then the disc to fit a new stud.
There may be a downside and I say maybe as I haven’t looked as yet, you may find the brake disc is in the way and you will need to remove the hub and then the disc to fit a new stud.
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Ok take the wheel off and have a look behind the disc and see what the distance is in the back as you might be able to knock them out with out taking the disc off if not then you'll have to take it off.
Not as hard as it looks, take off the calipers and lift out of the way.(no need to undo the brake line)
Remove the disc off and then knock out the stud.
Place new one in as much as possible and restore the brakes, put on the wheel and tighten up the nuts and in particular the new one. This will pull it into place. Check nuts after a couple of running to make sure they are tight and in place.
Not as hard as it looks, take off the calipers and lift out of the way.(no need to undo the brake line)
Remove the disc off and then knock out the stud.
Place new one in as much as possible and restore the brakes, put on the wheel and tighten up the nuts and in particular the new one. This will pull it into place. Check nuts after a couple of running to make sure they are tight and in place.
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yea had to do this on my T2, jack up front and place on stands so wheel spins freely, knock out old stud with hammer and punch as dicribed no need to take off brakes as there is plenty of room by spinning wheel to access stud from behind.
push in new stud from behind and tighten up from front with a couple of over sized nuts to act as spacers for leverage. check rest of studs i found a second on same wheel and one on rear.
was ment to do a workshop on this but had no camera at time.
push in new stud from behind and tighten up from front with a couple of over sized nuts to act as spacers for leverage. check rest of studs i found a second on same wheel and one on rear.
was ment to do a workshop on this but had no camera at time.
