I have a knuckle rebuild kit, and planning on doing this job next week.
I was just under the truck wiping off grease from the knuckles and relocating my (clogged) diff breather. While wiping grease I found that the passenger side forward inner knuckle stud was sheared off! The nut was freely spinning and I pulled out the broken stud with my (rubber gloved) bare hands. Wonder how long it had been like that. Should I replace all of the studs and hardware on both sides, just one side, or just the broken one? Will I be opening another can of worms trying to get the non-broken studs out? Getting set to place yet another order from Wits' End.
Thanks!
I was just under the truck wiping off grease from the knuckles and relocating my (clogged) diff breather. While wiping grease I found that the passenger side forward inner knuckle stud was sheared off! The nut was freely spinning and I pulled out the broken stud with my (rubber gloved) bare hands. Wonder how long it had been like that. Should I replace all of the studs and hardware on both sides, just one side, or just the broken one? Will I be opening another can of worms trying to get the non-broken studs out? Getting set to place yet another order from Wits' End.
Thanks!