Wheel stud not secured to hub

Hi all,

another day another question, thanks again

was due to have all four tyres changed today to the proper reinforced 'c' van tyres. Front ones where fine.

On the rear the chap said he wouldn't risk taking the wheel off because the studs aren't secured to the hub and so the lug nuts wouldn't engage the treads and tighten. At least this is my best description of the problem ;-)

Should the studs be secured?
I have non-standard, (slightly deeper?) alloys. Could that be the problem?

Thought I'd ask before getting the drums off and looking.

Many thanks!

 

Have you got the correct studs? You need different ones for alloys I think. Usually longer

 

There no spacers involved is there (like a large piece of aluminium) to space the wheel out?

 

Do you mean the studs spin?, they should be a press fit

 

dog you might have it, the wheels came with the bus when I bought it. Considering the amount of bodge jobs there I wouldn't be surprised if the studs were retained from old steel wheels! I've got to adjust the rear brakes anyway so I'll check and see the current length.

Many thanks all for replying!

 

cool, i know the studs on my t4 were different from the steels to the alloys so assumed it was probably the same

 

do you have wheel studs that are threaded onto the hub? have you got standard brakes and hubs?

 

As far as I know the hubs are standard. I'm really not sure whether the studs are threaded on, I'll have to take a look.
Once the wheel nut's thread engages the stud's and begins tightening its fine, its just the first bit that's tricky I believe.

 

This is one of those how long is a piece of thread threads..... Get your jack out and take the wheel off. Then you'll know what your dealing with

 

^this.

The wheel studs are normally a tight press fit into the hubs. Could be that someone's replaced them with bolts, but I'm not sure how you'd do this without hassle.

Take a wheel off!

 

as per what the other guys say, basically the stud (bolt part) is slightly oversized and pressed into the hub which stops it spinning, most alloys don't require the fitting of new studs just different nuts that have a different taper on the end so they seat properly, some alloys however do require a longer stud which could be the case here and possibly someone has removed the studs and fitted longer but wrong ones...... there is no other thing to do but take them off and replace, you'd be wise to check the others too for piece of mind - maybe stick some pictures up.
I don't need to tell you this is a safety critical issue and i wouldn't drive the van until you check, the studs fitted might not be strong or long enough.

 

Cheers again all this really is a great community! I'll take a look a bit later in the week when I've got free time - always nice to have an idea what you're dealing with though - esp for beginners