Howdy,
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, David Hillman wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Mullen, Tim wrote:
>> The well-enough designed car is rather rare. The studs I've needed to
>> replace have been a royal pain - one rear axle required removing the
>> pumpkin cover to pull the clip to allow the axle to be pulled out in
>> order to get access to the rear of the hub flange. Similar problems
>> with a front wheel drive hub on another car.
>
> How easy/cheap is it to pull and replace the hub (with damaged
> threads) on those cars? How much easier would it be to provide easy
> access to the hub flange, versus making it easy to replace the hub?
Its not particularly cheap, but its a heck of a lot easier to replace the
hubs on my 4th gen camaro than it is to replace a wheel stud.
>> Besides, you never want to whack it out with a hammer. The impact is
>> bad on the wheel bearings and can damage them. Press it out with a
>> large C-clamp and a socket on the back if you can. Don't hammer on
>> it...
>
> I'm fairly sure the impact from me swinging a hammer is dwarfed by
> what happens when my 3000 pound car hits a pothole at 50 mph, but you
> may be a lot stronger than I am.
So all the manufacturers that explicitly recommend against doing just that
are making it up?
Mark
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