Hi all,
First post on here, so be gentle! My much better half has a 2008 1.4 sport that I was happily changing the rear disks on the day. Long story short (and having sworn a lot about a design that forces you to take the stub axle off to change the disks...) I managed to shear a stud - on the driver's side -
tightening the stub axle nuts back up. Partially because it seemed to be difficult to actually find torque figures for it but mainly, I assume, I was a bit of a wally.
I've had the stub axle off and tried a roller stud remover - to no effect; similarly I've put the stud in a vice and popped a breaker bar between two other studs to try and turn it out but, again, to no avail.
Now I'm stuck 1) trying to find a replacement stub axle (only one on eBay and none of my usual scrap yards seem to have any) and 2) trying to find someone to get the studs out for me (I have one possible lead on this... hopefully).
Anyway - my question: has anyone else had this? Any advice on part suppliers (I'm in the Midlands) or how to get the stud out myself?
Apologies if any of this has been asked before or if this is wrong place on the site!
Cheers,
Paul.
First post on here, so be gentle! My much better half has a 2008 1.4 sport that I was happily changing the rear disks on the day. Long story short (and having sworn a lot about a design that forces you to take the stub axle off to change the disks...) I managed to shear a stud - on the driver's side -
tightening the stub axle nuts back up. Partially because it seemed to be difficult to actually find torque figures for it but mainly, I assume, I was a bit of a wally.
I've had the stub axle off and tried a roller stud remover - to no effect; similarly I've put the stud in a vice and popped a breaker bar between two other studs to try and turn it out but, again, to no avail.
Now I'm stuck 1) trying to find a replacement stub axle (only one on eBay and none of my usual scrap yards seem to have any) and 2) trying to find someone to get the studs out for me (I have one possible lead on this... hopefully).
Anyway - my question: has anyone else had this? Any advice on part suppliers (I'm in the Midlands) or how to get the stud out myself?
Apologies if any of this has been asked before or if this is wrong place on the site!
Cheers,
Paul.