Date:         Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:12:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Are there any Studs in the House?
Comments: To: Tom and Dana Cates <dcates1@HOME.COM>
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I have used longer 14mm studs sold at VW specialty shops. The brand name
is EMPI, part # 70-2810-0,  14mm x 2.20 inches. The useful length is
50mm.  The splined section was slightly too large in diameter but a few
seconds with a bench grinder takes care of that. I was able to install
these without even removing the hub from the Vanagon. With the drum off
there is room to remove the old and install the new. I used a spare lug
nut and a stack of washers to pull the new stud into place.

Mark

Tom and Dana Cates wrote:
>
> Well I bought (for next to nothing) a set of Mercedes wheels.
>
> On the back axle, the wheels are attached with studs. To mount these wheels
> requires longer studs.
>
> I have searched in vain for longer studs. The set I finally ordered from the
> FLAPS ended up having a shank of too large diameter to work. The stock studs
> are 14MMX1.5 maybe like 35CM and a shank approximately something 14.94.
> There are many different profiles and not all studs with similar
> measurements are applicable.
>
> The closest I was able to find fits the profile, 50MM long like I needed,
> but the shank was 15.15 or something like that. It doesn't fit and you can't
> force it. Or at least I am not strong enough; either way, it doesn't fit.
>
> I have the possibility to have this machined, at unknown cost at a local
> machinist shop. It would be better if someone happened to know or could help
> me find a stud of correct dimensions.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Tom and Dana Cates
> Asheville, NC
> 83 Air-cooled Westfalia, 'Hammurabi'
> http://www.fullmoonbusclub.com/
> A.I.R.S.