Is there room on the backside for a short piece of tubing that would fit
around the head of the stud, and extend 1/4" or so past it? If so, use this
piece of tube, and C-clamp between the end of the stud and the tube. A
socket of appropriate size would probably work if there is room.
Dave Hardy
89 SM
DILYSI Motorsports - Drive It Like You Stole It!
----- Original Message -----
From: Talley, Brooks <brooks@frnk.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:03 PM
Subject: Anyone know a cool wheel stud removal tool / trick?
> I need to replace all of the wheel studs on a late model firebird, and
> I'm hoping to be able to do it without pulling the rear axles (and the
> front hubs, if I can get away with it). I know better than to just
> whack 'em with a sledge.
>
> I'm looking for a tool that can press the studs through from the
> outside, without putting undue pressure on anything. I'm thinking
> something like a c-clamp, but with one side forked to go around the stud
> to allow it to be pushed through.
>
> If you'll forgive some terrible, not-to-scale ascii art (switch to a
> fixed font like courier if it looks weird),
>
> _
> Backing | ______
> Plate-> | ||-- |--| <- hypothetical tool
> ------------|--|
> | |-- <- studs
> ------------|--|
> ^ | |--
> axle |_
>
> To make matters more difficult, the clearance to the backing plate is
> pretty tight.
>
> Anyone have any ideas / tricks / tools for this? I've searched, but so
> far I'm out of luck unless I switch classes and start driving a semi
> (there are some *really* cool tools for replacing those wheel studs).
>
> Thanks
> -Brooks
>
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