replacing broken wheel studs

[theredone]

having spent the afternoon attempting to fit a new near side rear wheel stud on a 54 reg fl - without success - some help is required.
I`ve read all the historic posts anent the subject and there appears to be 2 schools of thought on the ease of the operation :-
1/. it`s a piece of p*ss - knock the old one out and tap the new one in. just line up the offending stud with the cut out in the dust plate.
2/.while it is easy enough to tap out the broken stud, it`s impossible to get the head of the new stud through the gap in the carrier and the brake caliper has to come off.

is it possible that there is a minute difference between pfl and fl ?

tomorrow I will get the car over the pit and see if I can get at it from the other side

ps - the lower half of the dust plate has more or less rusted away   s:( s:(

[trevsmr2]

having spent the afternoon attempting to fit a new near side rear wheel stud on a 54 reg fl - without success - some help is required.
I`ve read all the historic posts anent the subject and there appears to be 2 schools of thought on the ease of the operation :-
1/. it`s a piece of p*ss - knock the old one out and tap the new one in. just line up the offending stud with the cut out in the dust plate.
2/.while it is easy enough to tap out the broken stud, it`s impossible to get the head of the new stud through the gap in the carrier and the brake caliper has to come off.

is it possible that there is a minute difference between pfl and fl ?

tomorrow I will get the car over the pit and see if I can get at it from the other side

ps - the lower half of the dust plate has more or less rusted away   s:( s:(

Ive not done one on the MK3, but easy enough on the MK2
if they will come out without removing the caliper, then i would have thought they should go in ?

[theredone]

the stud had sheared almost at the head and that was fished out via the rusted bottom of the dust plate.
1`ve now got the car over the pit and will have a go at it tomorrow from the inside. I am  hoping to get a burr on the drill and buff a little metal away

[monsi]

Hi, I've replaced one on the rear.

 I managed to remove the old one without taking the caliper off, but to refit the new one required unbolting the caliper and a bit of patience to get it lined up  :-) :-) :-)

[theredone]

well - managed to successfully fit the new wheel stud today. it`s much easier to get at from the inward side. I buffed the sides of the gap out a little using a small grinding stone and the black & decker. the studs will now pop in quite easily.
next task will be to replace the other 7 studs on the rear hubs.
I have taken the precaution of torquing the new wheel nut / stud  up to 73 ft lbs ( and the other 3 on the hub ) instead of the recommended  76 ft lbs ( 103 nms ) just to be on the safe side.

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Just f'in snapped an f'in wheel stud too!!!
Anyone recommend somewhere in Telford or Derby to get a replacement sharpish?!.. Meant to be driving to my brother's in the morning to fit my coilovers!!

Euro car parts any good? GSF?

[StuC]

Have you tried steve@d1? Lil bit off the beaten track to Derby, but not a million miles away or try dean at Rutland mr2

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Ahh, thanks Stu!!