[Tigers] 7/16" to 1/2" wheel studs

[John Stithem]

I HAVE snapped more than one 7/16" stud. So the next question would be--- 

Has anyone written up a Tech Tip for changing out to 1/2" studs?
The front hubs seem like a no brainer to drill out. Do you need to pull the
rear hubs to drill out for 1/2" studs. Is there any more machining that
needs to be done except just drill the correct size for the 1/2" studs?

John

 

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Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 20:11:56 -0700
From: "Bob Hokanson" <tgrrr at peoplepc.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Replica Libre/Libra wheels
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Hasn't anybody but me snapped off one of the spindly little 7/16 wheel studs

and graduated to 1/2 studs?
Of course this was back in my younger days when I was stronger (and faster).

Bob H

> I found it interesting on that website, if you go to "FAQ & Tech", it 
> shows
> 7/16 lugnuts to be torqued to 55-65 lbs. The Tiger Shop Manual shows 48 
> lbs.
> that I always thought was quite low.  I'm a firm believer of proper torque
> settings, but now I think I'll go up a few more lbs.
>
> Jerry Christopherson
> 9473187