Junk Yard Issue, Looking for Suggestions

[BoureeOne]

Decided to keep my Dana 30 and do a Disc swap. Local yard showed they had a 75 Chevy 4x4. I also needed to go back to this yard to finishing getting my worm gear out of a 91 explorer for my 4x4x2 power steering. I get the worm, no problems. I find the 75 Chevy, and yes, the entire front axel is there. I take the spindle hub and caliper braket off the passenger side. I go to the driver side and there are 3, yes 3 studs that have stripped out in the hub. I did not have any chisels with me. That is my idea, I will have to chisel off the lugs to get the tire and rim off. Unless anyone has any suggestions.

 

[BoureeOne]

No suggestions???? Looks like it is a really sharp chisel and a BFH.

 

[englewoodcowboy]

You can try a cordless drill, drill a pilot then use the chisel and BFH

 

[JSBX]

A torch would work if you have one or access to one. The yard where the truck is at might have one.

 

[Broncobowsher]

You can try snapping the studs off. I take it if they are stripped you can't tighten them off. But if you bend them over they tend to break. Impact socket and a LONG extension.

Good drill and drill out the stud?

remember that once you start mangling, try again. The nut might actually bite the newly mangled threads and start backing off.

 

[BoureeOne]

The yard will not allow any type of torches on the property. Also, it is not the lug nut that is stripped, it is the stud it self in side the rotor. When I put the wrench on the lug nut, everything turns together, lug and stud. This means the stud has stripped out the treads inside the rotor. There is maybe one visible tread sticking out past the lug nut. I think a combination of maybe drilling a hole into the lug nut right next to the stud with a cordless drill, and then useing a very sharp chisel and big hammer, I can split the lug nut off the stud and the remove the rim.

 

[Pedestrian]

You can try removing the caliper bolts, the lockout, the spindle nut, and remove the whole wheel/ hub/ rotor assy as one piece. You are, after all, only after the spindle and backing plate.

 

[BoureeOne]

Now that may be the best idea yet. Guess when you are hot, and sweaty and tired, sometimes the obvious just doesnt hit ya.

Thanks

 

[RustyShackelfor]

that would be my suggestion. take of the caliper and then just proceed as usual.

 

[Broncobowsher]

I don't think you can get the caliper off until the wheel is off first, back to the original problem the wheel won't come off.

But can you pop the ball joints and take the whole knuckle? (grab the shafts while at it)