Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Over a year ago, a tire shop boogered one of my rear wheel studs by starting and attemopting to run the nut on with an impact... I've been running seven nuts on that hub since. The shop refused to repair it because "studs wear out. "
Forward to tonight, I got around to replacing it during my brake repairs.
I had the hubs left over from my dynatrac kit and decided to simply press one of those out of the unit bearing and recycle it. I know its not ideal because they are a friction fit, but it was free. While I was buying brake components, I asked about the correct stud... Dorman lists the stud for the front but not the rear. I decided since the front looked close, I would press it out and compare. Turns out they are indeed different, however they are the same diameter and length... the rear has a longer shoulder.
I pulled the used front stud into the rear hub, it was a tight pull using the nut, but it seated and seems to work fine. I would not use them to replace all the studs, but replacing a single stud, like I did, will probably pose no problem and save you a trip to Dodge.
Forward to tonight, I got around to replacing it during my brake repairs.
I had the hubs left over from my dynatrac kit and decided to simply press one of those out of the unit bearing and recycle it. I know its not ideal because they are a friction fit, but it was free. While I was buying brake components, I asked about the correct stud... Dorman lists the stud for the front but not the rear. I decided since the front looked close, I would press it out and compare. Turns out they are indeed different, however they are the same diameter and length... the rear has a longer shoulder.
I pulled the used front stud into the rear hub, it was a tight pull using the nut, but it seated and seems to work fine. I would not use them to replace all the studs, but replacing a single stud, like I did, will probably pose no problem and save you a trip to Dodge.
