DIY: Front Stud replacement/ Spacer install

sx moneypit · 12-02-2016, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Senna-F1

Will be buying an impact gun and have no experience with one. When pulling the new stud into place, do I need to worry about stripping the stud? At some point the stud will be in, and the gun will keep spinning the nut. Or no?

No.The nut will stop the same way it does when you are installing a wheel.

Senna-F1 · 12-09-2016, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sx moneypit

No.The nut will stop the same way it does when you are installing a wheel.

I think it's worth clarifying the answer to this because I'm not sure I follow that. The reason the nut stops turning when I'm installing the wheel is because *I* stop turning the nut. And the reason *I* stop turning it, is because I'm using a torque wrench, and it told me to stop turning it.

Neither of those comes into play when I put an impact gun on a nut to pull the stud through. With a gun, the nut will continue to turn, but at some point the stud will have stopped moving. No one has talked about being careful here or possibly stripping the stud by having the gun continue past the point where the stud is no longer being pulled. Seems to me that it would take very little to strip the stud if you are not careful. Some articles elsewhere on the web even mention not using more torque to pull the stud, than you would if you were installing a wheel.

kenchan · 12-10-2016, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Senna-F1

Neither of those comes into play when I put an impact gun on a nut to pull the stud through. With a gun, the nut will continue to turn, but at some point the stud will have stopped moving. No one has talked about being careful here or possibly stripping the stud by having the gun continue past the point where the stud is no longer being pulled. Seems to me that it would take very little to strip the stud if you are not careful. Some articles elsewhere on the web even mention not using more torque to pull the stud, than you would if you were installing a wheel.

im pretty sure if u need such warning, u shouldnt be working on any car.

Senna-F1 · 12-10-2016, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

im pretty sure if u need such warning, u shouldnt be working on any car.

The warning wasn't for me. So it looks like you agree with me and disagree with the other response,yet think I'm the one who shouldn't work on cars. Hehe. Thanks for being on my side! Lol

Senna-F1 · 12-10-2016, 06:48 PM

I had a 2003 350z track, and experienced wheel bearing issues. It's possible that banging these studs out could stress them in unnatural ways. I used this which was a perfect fit and extremely easy to get stud out with no added stress.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A4AJ74Q..._0cktybCYS83NF

End result with Z1 hardware!

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