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splines on lug stripped!?!

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by unclebill, Apr 2, 2009.

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  1. Apr 2, 2009
    unclebill

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    i was removing my front tires.
    one of the lugs just started spinning.
    i am going to cut it off.
    i hope this isnt as bad as i think it is....
     
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  2. Apr 2, 2009
    Hawk62cj5

    Hawk62cj5 Captain of OldSchool

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    Shouldnt be to bad at all. Normally its a quick job . I replaced all of mine when I redid my jeep.
     
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  3. Apr 2, 2009
    unclebill

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    well thats a relief.
    this is yet one more of those things that i never dreamed of....
     
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    Don X

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    Not too much to replace....you do know about the right thread and left threaded studs don't you?
     
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    Vanguard

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    Sometimes it can't be fixed though and you'll need a new hub.
     
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  6. Apr 3, 2009
    unclebill

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    yessir l+r threads.





    i dont wanna buy another hub!


    i will see...
     
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    windyhill

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    careful pressing out the studs, you can warp and wreck you hub rather easily.
     
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    spud

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    Give Jason a claw hammer and 2 minutes and he'll have fixed up for ya!!!R)
     
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    mdbeck1

    mdbeck1 55 Willys CJ5

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    we always used a sledge and a center punch.

    I'd hold the center punch and Dad would hit it with the sledge.
     
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  10. Apr 4, 2009
    rossbos

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    The stud has splines and the lug has threads. So which one is it, if the splines are stripped you shoud be able to push it out with your thumb after you cut it.
     
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  11. Apr 4, 2009
    unclebill

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    splines
     
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    unclebill

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    i am still trying to figure out how to get the nut off of a lug that spins.
    drill?
    chisel?
    torch?
    no room for a grinder
     
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  13. Apr 4, 2009
    panzer

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    Nut spilter.
     
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    unclebill

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    never heard of it.
    google here i come.
     
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    unclebill

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    found it!
    theres another tool i will use once in my lifetime......;)
     
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    jeep peep69

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    nope you own a old jeep nut spliter torch and vise grips are your friends
     
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    termin8ed

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    Which tire is it? take the drum hub off if you can with the tire and grind the stud from the backside.
     
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  18. Apr 5, 2009
    unclebill

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    front tire .
    i drilled the nut on two sides and smacked it with a chisel.
    it aint purty but it's off!
    good thing because my brake parts are coming tomorrow.
     
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    jglad

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    I would guess that the hole in your hub is probably wallowed out by now if the stud has been spinning. If the stud threads are not in bad shape I would pull the hub and wheel assembly and tack weld the back of the stud to the hub so it can't spin anymore and call it fixed.
     
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    unclebill

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    threads are shot.
     
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