I need to replace all of the wheel studs on a late model firebird, and
I'm hoping to be able to do it without pulling the rear axles (and the
front hubs, if I can get away with it). I know better than to just
whack 'em with a sledge.
I'm looking for a tool that can press the studs through from the
outside, without putting undue pressure on anything. I'm thinking
something like a c-clamp, but with one side forked to go around the stud
to allow it to be pushed through.
If you'll forgive some terrible, not-to-scale ascii art (switch to a
fixed font like courier if it looks weird),
_
Backing | ______
Plate-> | ||-- |--| <- hypothetical tool
------------|--|
| |-- <- studs
------------|--|
^ | |--
axle |_
To make matters more difficult, the clearance to the backing plate is
pretty tight.
Anyone have any ideas / tricks / tools for this? I've searched, but so
far I'm out of luck unless I switch classes and start driving a semi
(there are some *really* cool tools for replacing those wheel studs).
Thanks
-Brooks
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