During last year's trip to Cruising in the Woods I broke 4 of the 6 axle studs on the drivers side.
I don't know when exactly and only noticed it while unloading the trailer after we got home.
At the time the nuts just appeared to be loose so we snugged them down and I drove home.
Three of the suds/washers/nuts were missing when I got home.
Now today, 6 months later I figured I'd look into the problem.
At the time @Behemoth60 suggested that the housing was bent.
That's drastic, and I don't even know what kind of forces are needed to do that.
So today I thought I would start by removing the old studs and replacing them.
But my drills barely put a dent in the stud, let alone drill deep enough to get the extractor tool in there.
Any ideas for drilling grade 8 studs?
I'd like to try this route first before I tackle replacing the housing.
I don't know when exactly and only noticed it while unloading the trailer after we got home.
At the time the nuts just appeared to be loose so we snugged them down and I drove home.
Three of the suds/washers/nuts were missing when I got home.
Now today, 6 months later I figured I'd look into the problem.
At the time @Behemoth60 suggested that the housing was bent.
That's drastic, and I don't even know what kind of forces are needed to do that.
So today I thought I would start by removing the old studs and replacing them.
But my drills barely put a dent in the stud, let alone drill deep enough to get the extractor tool in there.
Any ideas for drilling grade 8 studs?
I'd like to try this route first before I tackle replacing the housing.