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I’ve been reading some threads where guys have installed wheel studs on their hubs. What is the process for doing that? Is there any special thuds that need to be used. I have a d 200 with separate dirt and snow tires. Both sets are loaded with washer fluid and changing them out is a bear

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pfrederi

Check out Bob in the vendor section he has them.  They make life a lot easier.  I even made up some of my own to fit my lawn ranger (smaller bolts/nuts.)

 

 

 

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953 nut

I have one of Bob's wheel studs on each axle of several of mine. Once you line up one stud and get a lug nut started it is much easier to get the lug bolts started in the rest of the holes. I had all five holes on the 418-C fitted with studs but when installing loaded tires with chains and weights (about 150 pounds each) it didn't help much.      :twocents-02cents:

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ebinmaine

I think that might be in contention for the best modification to be done.

I've put them in all the Horses we've built and will continue to do so.

I've bought a couple sets from Bob.

I needed to purchase a larger quantity for several to be switched over so I bought a bag of 100 of the bolts off flea bay and then a few sets of lug nuts.

 

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squonk
1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

I have one of Bob's wheel studs on each axle of several of mine. Once you line up one stud and get a lug nut started it is much easier to get the lug bolts started in the rest of the holes. I had all five holes on the 418-C fitted with studs but when installing loaded tires with chains and weights (about 150 pounds each) it didn't help much.      :twocents-02cents:

Rich, if you need to swap loaded tires like I do, get yourself one of those car moving dollies. I roll the tire up on the dolly, Jack up the tractor and roll the dolly towards the axle. I line up the studs and adjust the tractor height and roll the dolly all the way in and the tire is on. Super easy.

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Spareparts

I put studs on all my pullers, I went to Feldman's Farm Supply and got  some Grade 5 SAE bolts 7/16" with threads

all the way down. Installed from the back of the hub with Lock-tite on the last few threads. Got a box of lug nuts from the auto

parts store, buying by the box they were  only about $.30 each versus 5 in a blister pak for $4.00. Been working for 5 yrs with no problem

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bc.gold

Using the threaded stud cut the head off then tapered the head to use as a locating stud, not my idea many of the older vehicles like Hudson, Studebaker and most early Chrysler products used this stud.

 

Place the locator at the 12:00 o'clock position the wheel finds its own centre of gravity, then after installing a few wheel studs to hold the rim and tire in place you can remove the locating pin and keep that stock look.

 

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cleat

You can make a locating pin or two from a couple of 7/16" fine thread bolts.

 

Kind of like this.

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Just cut the head off then cut in a little slot for a screwdriver if it gets stuck in.

 

I just did this when putting the wheels back on my Work Horse and it worked great. I used 2 pins then the 3 wheel bolts just easily threaded in, then remove the two pins and install the last 2 bolts.

 

All of my 520's have studs and nuts and they also work great.

 

Cleat

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