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[Nobby]

Hi guys and girls

have any of you changed the rear wheel studs on a 97 ZJ by any chance as the kind previous owner thought it was a good idea to use the garages air gun so i am now down to 1 stud onthe rear n/s and its not pretty and could have been bloody dangerous

thanks in advance

and Happy 2015

[JamesH]

Yes, I've fitted replacement studs. They are just a press in type, being a bit thick I just hammer the old ones out (shaft removed from axle), tap new ones in square to get started and then put a thick washer on and wind the stud into place with a nut.

[Dave69]

as James has said, if you have a spare wheel nut put that on the thread and wind down until the bolt is flush and use that as the hitting surface. it save on bending a stud which then makes it harder to remove. they are only a splined interference fit. replacements may be sourced in std or long lengths

[Nobby]

thanks for the reply guys have you done it in situ???

as never removed a shaft out of these

[Cockney Boy]

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[wildwood]

Got the 16 studs out of my1 tonne drums and into the discs for the drum to disc conversion with no damage......
And no I don't know what I'm doing.......

Just obeyed the pirate type instructions and used a copper hammer.....job done and one mullared copper hammer.......

[georgen]

Done my Tj rear axle in Situ, I end up chewing my wheel nuts up as they made of cheese, so get a normal nut that fits the stud thread, you also need a thick washer as when I did mine, nut was at end of thread but stud was nut fully home, the thick washer allowed it fully home.

[Nobby]

thanks for all the info guys the job is done thankfully

is there supposed to be top and bottom float in the rear shaft if so how much