Quick Need Help With Longer Studs!!!
Quick Need Help With Longer Studs!!! okay so i have an 02 trans am and i am trying to install some longer studs and wheel spacers while im redoing my rotors and THE DAMN STUDS WONT GO IN!!!
WHAT THE HELL DO I NEED TO DO!!! QUICK!!! PLEASE
WHAT THE HELL DO I NEED TO DO!!! QUICK!!! PLEASE
You can either remove the axles/hubs and have them pressed in (the right way) or get some old lugnuts and a stack of 1/2" washers and lube the studs and pull them in by tightening the nuts with a wrench against the studs (lube the stud for this, but clean it with brake clean before torqueing your wheels when done or you'll over tighten the wheels).
Whoa there! Did you order the right studs? I know it seems silly to ask, but my ARP replacements went in with no problem, and I performed the procedure like trackbird advised. I know how frustrating this may be, however you need to check if they're even the proper fit to begin with, even though the package might say they're the proper size for the fit.
Is this the rear of a non traction control equipped car? If you don't have TCS, you must pull the axles out of the housing to change studs. If you have TCS, just remove the rear ABS sensor (right behind the axle towards the rear of the car) and put the studs through the holes.
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i have a TCS car, but i think they changed the hub in 02 cuz its a pain the AZZ now ive got a slide hammer and im trying to take the hub out a little bit to slide the studs in, but damn its being a PITA.
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This is the ARP stud part# 113-100-7708. They are the 12mm X 1.5, 2.5" length studs and are same ones installed on all four hubs on my 99 Z28 with ASR (camaro equivalent to TCS).
As previously stated it is highly advised to always check the parts and their respective packages as sometime mistakes (honest ones as well) do occur. Frustrating, but if they're packaged correctly, then it is highly advised to review the specs, even if you must pull out the ruler, calipers, calculator, etc. to make sure the part is the correct one and inspect for defects. This process is imperative before disassembly (unless a failure has occured on the parts which require immediate disassembly).
Since you are already disassembled, then you can also try to measure the hole in which the studs will go through. They shouldn't be smaller then the previous years, however there is a possibility of that problem.
You also should contact the place you purchased them from also to make sure they're the right ones. If they're not, you might want to enquire with them also getting an exchange for the proper fitting ones.
Not assuming you didn't do these things, however you haven't been descriptive enough for a skilled member to assist you in an urgent manner that you are currently demanding.
As previously stated it is highly advised to always check the parts and their respective packages as sometime mistakes (honest ones as well) do occur. Frustrating, but if they're packaged correctly, then it is highly advised to review the specs, even if you must pull out the ruler, calipers, calculator, etc. to make sure the part is the correct one and inspect for defects. This process is imperative before disassembly (unless a failure has occured on the parts which require immediate disassembly).
Since you are already disassembled, then you can also try to measure the hole in which the studs will go through. They shouldn't be smaller then the previous years, however there is a possibility of that problem.
You also should contact the place you purchased them from also to make sure they're the right ones. If they're not, you might want to enquire with them also getting an exchange for the proper fitting ones.
Not assuming you didn't do these things, however you haven't been descriptive enough for a skilled member to assist you in an urgent manner that you are currently demanding.
Last edited by Foxxton; Oct 12, 2005 at 02:40 AM.
Originally Posted by transambandit
i have a TCS car, but i think they changed the hub in 02 cuz its a pain the AZZ now ive got a slide hammer and im trying to take the hub out a little bit to slide the studs in, but damn its being a PITA.
My car is a 2002.
I pulled the ABS/TCS sensor out of the backing plate of the rear axle, pounded the old studs out through the hole. Installed new ones and pulled them into place (not the correct way to do it, but I was in a hurry).
The front, I pulled the wheel, turned the stud I wanted to remove to the front (3 o'clock position on the passengers side, 9 o'clock on the drivers side) and tapped them out with a hammer (not real good for the front hubs) and pulled in the new ones. If you have the right part number, it's not a bad job on a TCS (ASR) car.
i looked and couldnt find any holes in the hub. I got a slide hammer and hooked it up and banged the crap out of it and it wouldnt come off, ive unscrewed the plate off the back and nothing works, damn this sucks.
okay this is bullshit, ive never had this much problem doing anything on my car before, i dont know if you guys are thinking of a different car or what but nothing is working. I dont know if an 02 trans am's axle is different or what but the ******* thing wont come out, and ive checked, their is not a pin holding the hub in place, it is pressure only thats holding the hub onto the bearing, unless the pin is located farther back in the axle. Ive pulled the e-brake and ive removed the abs/tcs and nothing is working, I have the right studs ive checked and double checked, if anyone has any other suggestions i would really appreciate it. If anyone has a walk-through on how to removed the hub of an axle on an 02 TRANS AM, it would be very appreciated.
Ok. On the backing plate (the flat plate you see in the bottom picture that is on the end of the axle) there will be a connector with a 2 wire plug on it. Disconnect that plug (if you have traction control, it's there, if you don't, it's not). There will be a single bolt holding a small wishbone shaped bracket that holds that in. Remove the bolt, wiggle the sensor until you can pull it out of the hole. Then, slide the studs through the hole and into the axle, then you can install them.
To get the axle out, you have to pull the differential cover (dumping lube everywhere), remove the cross pin in the differential, remove the "C" clip that holds the axle, and pull the axle out (slide hammer not needed). But, if you truly have traction control, you do not need to pull the axle, just the sensor as I described.
To get the axle out, you have to pull the differential cover (dumping lube everywhere), remove the cross pin in the differential, remove the "C" clip that holds the axle, and pull the axle out (slide hammer not needed). But, if you truly have traction control, you do not need to pull the axle, just the sensor as I described.
