Wheel Stud Installation Tip (1 Viewer)

[4Cruisers]

Just finished installing the wheel studs for the front left side of my '86 FJ60 project vehicle. I pressed them in using my new HF 20-ton shop press. A few days ago I watched a video linked here on MUD for a front axle rebuild, where a stock rim was used as the fixture for the press. So I thought I'd give it a try using one of my spare FJ60 chrome wheels. I adjusted the press to give me the clearance I needed and cut out a section of an old manila folder to protect the face of the hub. The part of the press that would contact the wheel stud was too large in diameter to clear the rotor, so I went over to the tool box to see if a socket could be used as a spacer. A Craftsman 1/2" drive 19mm 12-point socket worked like a charm. It is long enough and it is a close fit, when centered over the wheel stud, to the rotor. The ratchet end of the socket is concave, just about right to make good contact with the wheel stud. Including all of the set-up, it took me all of 10 minutes to press in all 6 wheel studs.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

It hitting them in with a hammer really bad? Do the studs seat better when installed with a press?

 

[4Cruisers]

In the past I've pounded them in with a hammer and brass drift, I haven't noticed any problems.

 

[morganism]

I tried using my spare, and jacking up and lowering truck onto studs to try n set em. No luck with that way.

 

[Living in the Past]

I tried using my spare, and jacking up and lowering truck onto studs to try n set em. No luck with that way.

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20 ton press is 40,000 pounds. That's a lot more than any corner of any cruiser. Having a press handy comes in useful a lot of times. If nothing else from the shock of using a hand sledge with a old wrist.