HJ75 rear hub stud ALL SHEARED OFF

[BinduHJ75]

Hey guys,

new to the Mud so just posting this here for some help. I have a HJ75 ute .2 days ago while driving all the studs on the right rear hub sheared off , luckily didn't lose the shaft, wheel or anything else that would've wanted to come off then. I cannot figure out why it sheared off. Any help on this would be great.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Wheel studs or hub studs? What ever broke, they were obviously loose or had been damaged. As one braeks the load is transferred to the next and so on.
PNG would be rough on any vehicle taken off road. The amazing thing is they have lasted 30 years or more.

 

[TonyP]

Check your hub bearing preload.

 

[BinduHJ75]

Wheel studs or hub studs? What ever broke, they were obviously loose or had been damaged. As one braeks the load is transferred to the next and so on.
PNG would be rough on any vehicle taken off road. The amazing thing is they have lasted 30 years or more.

Hey Rosco , that'd be the hub studs. They must have been loose as therewas no damage to the studs before it failed.

 

[BinduHJ75]

Check your hub bearing preload.

Tony is there a rule of thumb or reference to go by when checking this?

 

[BinduHJ75]

Tony is there a rule of thumb or reference to go by when checking this?

Not a mechanic but happy to learn it and learn it proper to get it done right.