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Well I finally got the wheel off, 1 minute with the torch and done. No damage to the rim minus some burned paint.. I then removed the hub assembly by removing the 16mm bolts around the edge.
Next I had to use 2 crow bars to pop the final gear and small bearing off the axle shaft. It slid right off without any damage to the smaller inner bearing. Next was the circlip and it all came apart with a little tapping.
The axle flange where the automotive style studs go didn't look damaged. The grooves on the studs were worn smooth. I will install the 4 new studs once they show up. I'll clean everthing up and put it back together. Then grease the hub it looks like it will take a bunch. Last refill the gear oil in the axle. i'll torque the lug nut to 85-90 ftlbs..
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Hey thanks for the reply Piper184… The studs spin in the hub, 4 of them… I got all the nuts off but one. Hmm so they thread into the hub… Why do they just spin and not come out? I thought that they had small grooved heads on them.
What a drag
if I have to weld and drill and then grind lots of time and no fun..A new hub is 95 bucks might go that route. Time is money… My first plan will be to get the tire off… I guess I'll torch the nut off, I used an end wrench and vise grips to get the other nuts off.
I bought this 354 used and one stud was already stripped out, I guess I should have checked the tightness on the other one more often…dam.
Thanks again…
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