Wheel Stud Replacement
 

Here are a few pics of my replacing a stripped wheel stud on the back of my Dakota while the axle's installed.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...787fc38ea0.jpg
Arrow points to stripped wheel stud
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...899237bcef.jpg
Cut off most of the stud.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...71cab07fda.jpg
Cut into stud for chisel on hammer drill set to hammer. Ended up cross cutting and using the point chisel.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...308bcef3fc.jpg
New stud installed.

I used a 5/8" nut (should have been 11/16" or 3/4", but I couldn't find any), a pair of thick 3/4" washers, a 1/2" washer, and a 1/2-20 Grade 8 nut.

The stud came out and I was able to install the new one with the axle just like that.

Yes, I wore goggles while using the angle grinder - next pic is not for the faint of heart (or stomach!)

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...7682a2ec19.jpg

If nothing else, can print that and hang in your kitchen to keep mice and roaches out :p

This beats having 3 studs holding the wheel on (I had already replaced the twisted off one; I may go back and do the others later.)

RwP

The question that comes to my mind is, how did the stud get stripped in the first place?

"One UggaDugga. Two UggaDugga. Three UggaDugga. Boss, this one's hard to get on at that 15* angle ..."

"Just use more UggaDuggas on it."

RwP

Lotta dummies out there.

If I could mount, dismount, and balance tires on my own, I would.

If Discount Tire carried my tires in my size, I'd let them do it.

But perchance I have to order my Yokohama's off Amazon due to nobody stocking or being wiling to order them in my size (well, WallyWorld will ... for about $25/tire more, and I STILL get to pay for mounting and balancing!) and with that, it's WallyWorld or the guy who speaks some other language and has trouble understanding "Whitewalls OUT!"

RwP

I'm no mechanic. Never professed to be. I'm a weekend warrior who has mostly fixed my own vehicles. What I don't know I can usually figure out or get advice. I'm no competition for a real mechanic. But I have to tell you, I'm better than a lot of techs I run into these days. And that's sad!