scott suhring wrote:
>
> While replacing some of the older lug nuts on the rear
> wheel with new chromed nuts, one of the wheel studs came
> lose (tightening, it just spun). I assume that the car is
> still safe to drive while I await the replacement since the
> other 3 are fine.
>
> My question (other than the safety) is that the Shop Manual
> indicates to install the new one (after taping out the old
> from the front), use suitable packing (short length of
> steel and washers) draw the the stub into position. I'm not
> sure I understand this? Wouldn't you just "tap" the new stud
> in from the back side, making sure the splines fit the hub
> flange? I know the English language can be funky (no flame
> intended) some times, not sure what is ment by "draw" the stub
> into position.
>
> Your help, as always, is much appreciated.
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
Yeah, Scott, you would just tap them in, but if your rear hub is
anything like a Spit/GT6, you won't have room to get a hammer in there
to do that. What I do is to find a couple of large nuts, place them
over the halfway-protruding new stud, and then tighten down the lug nut
to draw in the stud. Proceed carefully, making sure the splines line up
(usually they do), and watch the stud as you tighten to check that it is
not binding against the splines, but drawing in as it should ...
--
Martin
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