[s-cars] I'm finally studly... (long)

[TM]

Mark,
I've yet to hear of spun studs in a Porsche or Audi
application, but there is always a first. GM POS doesn't
count. :-)

Ever change a tire on the roadside, in the winter, with
a salt and grime caked wheel standing in muddy snow praying
the crappy jack will hold long enough to get the job done?
I've BTDT, not fun, studs make it a quicker job, IMHO.

BTW, I always carry a breaker bar with the proper size impact
socket and a torque wrench because the OEM lug wrench is
garbage. Maybe that's way overkill.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst at rogers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:53 PM
To: 'TM'; '* S List'; 'BIRA ORG'
Subject: Re: [s-cars] I'm finally studly... (long)


Well, ....
Where to start.
Personally I don't find it a problem to hoist a wheel up and put it on
the hub and line everything up. Either on the floor jack or hoist
doesn't matter. I can see some advantages to studs, but not what this is
all made out to be. I have never had a bolt that I haven't been able to
remove, but I have had many a stud (GM typically) that spun with-in the
hub. Now that sucks. It is a tragic waste of time farting around with a
spun stud. Has even cost me a steel rim many moons ago. So, I will keep
my bolts. I will also ** Antisieze** some rims. There I said it... Let
the games begin :-)

Mark S