Installing wheel studs

Baaah

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• Mar 28, 2004

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What would it take to install longer studs on a 65 mustang? The stock ones are too short to safely bolt my wheel adapters onto, so i need to put longer ones in both the front and rear. Will I have to drain the rear end or can i just pull the axles out a few inches without losing my fluid. And how do I go about doing the fronts.

 

pabear89

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• Mar 29, 2004

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Both front and rear are pressed in.
Remove the axles and front Hub's and take them to a machine shop with a press, It's worth the few bucks not to have to beat them out and reset them.

No you won't leak rear oil, just becareful of the seals.


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Baaah

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So i can take the axles completely out and i won't have to worry about gear lube coming out?

 

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1969mach1351

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That's correct.

 

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Baaah said:

So i can take the axles completely out and i won't have to worry about gear lube coming out?

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Just a small amount will leak from the tube ends.
use care not to drop the axle onto the seal and smash it.

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Baaah

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Alright, great. Now i was looking at some pics of the fronts since I'm about 50 miles from my car right now, and i thought i noticed that the studs are pressed into the actual drum cover. Is this correct? If so, that'd be much easier than i had originally planned.

 

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Ok, one more question...What size is the knurl on the studs for the front and rear drums. Summit sells two sizes of ARP studs for mustangs, .618 and .625.