Inspecting Wheel Studs?

[eacmen]

Probably one of the few jobs that I'd have a shop do. Never again.

Definitely a worthwhile upgrade when the wheel bearings go bad. That's when i plan on making the switch.

[Estoril]

To the question: You cannot inspect studs for impending failure - short of having a metallurgy lab (in fact I plan to send my current studs to a University metallurgy lab for inspection - arranged by a friend). As noted earlier - studs are wear items. Change them on a schedule. If you wait for failure - you'll get the failure you were waiting for.

If you beat on studs with an impact wrench, cut your change interval in half.

After looking extensively at all options - I went with MSI. Buy once, cry once.


This is what semi-regular impact wrench beating with no torque stick gets. All of these failed mid-turn with costly damage (not my failure/car). Note the internal corrosion on all of them due to hairline cracks.

The owner didn't do any of his own brake/tire work - so likely both. Shops like fast & easy.

[king-rb]

Definitely a wear item, replace as such. Also a PITA when you have one shear at the track without proper tools to remove

[Feffman]

.....Snap On Stud Installer: https://shop.snapon.com/product/MSK-M1215N .....l

If you are using the bullet nose style wheel studs, the Snap-On stud installer doesn't have a deep enough well. I've reached out to Snap-On's "Submit a Product Idea" group to develop a deep-well version of the stud installer. Fingers crossed. 😎

Feff

[SandeepM3]

If you are using the bullet nose style wheel studs, the Snap-On stud installer doesn't have a deep enough well. I've reached out to Snap-On's "Submit a Product Idea" group to develop a deep-well version of the stud installer. Fingers crossed. 😎

Feff

The need for them to make a special tool for this has me asking a question. Is there something wrong or damaging about using the double nut method?

[foolio]

The need for them to make a special tool for this has me asking a question. Is there something wrong or damaging about using the double nut method?

For Apex studs the torque to install is only 22-25 ft./lbs. I can’t imagine a double nut is going to distort threads. It’s so little that if you have the hex head type you will even be fine without double nutting it to get the torque with just the hex socket.

[eacmen]

The need for them to make a special tool for this has me asking a question. Is there something wrong or damaging about using the double nut method?

The bw race studs spec 70 lb-ft or something like that


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