Wheel studs
 

Hi Guys,
I have brand new wheel studs I received with my brand new wheels :cool: , but I don't know what is the best way to force them into their hole on the wheel hubs. I don't have a press, and can hammer them from the back.

I tried buy screwing on a nut sliding on a washer, holding the hub in a die, but it is a hell of a job and I'm damaging the painting on the rear hubs/ front uprights

Is there a good/easy way to do it*? Perhaps just screwing the wheel nut when I fit the wheels will be enough*?

I'm sure there a lot of Ford guys who have good tips about that ;) .

Thank you very much.

(oh, btw, I have ford Sierra running gears)

The best way is definitely to press them in. Try and borrow one or see if someone will do it for you. You may be able to put a nut and washer on and tighten but this requires a lot of force to do it and also tries to turn the stud around which if u have aluminium hubs tends to rip at it. I pressed mine into aluminium hubs and this was hard work even with 2 tonne press and an email extension pole.

If you take the hubs off could you press them in in a mechanics bench vice? Use a stout piece of tube around the stud as support and close the vice down on it.



Cheers
Stot

When I fitted new studs, I just hammered the old ones out and knocked new ones in. Did this on the car, one corner at a time. Tightening the wheel back on was enough to firmly seat the studs. My studs where from Burtons and I have standard Sierra hubs up front and drums on the rear.

Thank you for the replies.

I would like to avoid using a press. But I understand the risk of ripping the metal by using a nut. I'll try to avoid that.

So I'll have a go with the other tips and let you know.

Thanks a lot.

Press is the easy way to do it and probably the safest ,Iwould bet the manufacturers of bearings do it that way