Removing rear hub on smiley Transit to replace a sheared wheel stud.

Run_to_da_hills

I want to replace a broken wheel stud on the rear hub of the Early Transit, whats the best way to tackle this, is there special tools needed?

Cheers.

biko

There is a good write-up with pics here, do you have a replacement stud?
http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/ss/wheel_stud_repl.htm

Run_to_da_hills

biko wrote: »

There is a good write-up with pics here, do you have a replacement stud?
http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/ss/wheel_stud_repl.htm

Yes, that was the easy part.

I was just on to a mate that use to work for Esmonds, apparently I have to open the diff and push the drive shaft through to give enough clearance to replace the stud. :mad:

Slidey

biko wrote: »

There is a good write-up with pics here, do you have a replacement stud?
http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/ss/wheel_stud_repl.htm

TBH, that is pretty useless unless you are working on that exact model.


As far as I know and it has been a while since I worked on that age of a transit, but you will not have to touch the diff to get the half shaft out.

IF you cannot get the new stud in due to lack of clearance you can remove the half shaft assy from the axle casing by undoing a few bolts.

I would be surprised if the stud could not be wiggled back into place*





(*hi bunty)

Run_to_da_hills

Slidey wrote: »

TBH, that is pretty useless unless you are working on that exact model.


As far as I know and it has been a while since I worked on that age of a transit, but you will not have to touch the diff to get the half shaft out.

IF you cannot get the new stud in due to lack of clearance you can remove the half shaft assy from the axle casing by undoing a few bolts.

I would be surprised if the stud could not be wiggled back into place*





(*hi bunty)

Theres a plate directly behind it that dose not give me any clearance, the alternative would be to grind a slot in the plate to allow clearance. (Its probably done already)

(Previous owners of the van, the Kn*** s took a lump out of the plastic timing belt cover because they were too lazy to remove a fan belt pulley)

Slidey

It would be the wrong way to go about it tbh.

Look on the diff side of that plate. I'd be fairly confident you'll see 4 nuts that will allow the half shaft and hub assy to move out the way.

Don't forget to disconnect the brake pipe!