Wheel studs

[voucht]

Hi Guys,
I have brand new wheel studs I received with my brand new wheels , 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)

[ozzy1]

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.

[Stot]

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

[deezee]

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.

[voucht]

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.

[flyerncle]

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