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Alan Nyhus · 09-15-2020, 07:40 AM

A headless stud is dependent on the threaded fit between stud and hub for alignment. Lacking a head, the stud is going to pivot in the hub thread and be loaded/twisted along it's length as the wheel nut is torqued. Not hard to imagine what happens then. -Al

09-15-2020, 07:40 AM	#4
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Broken Front Wheel Studs A headless stud is dependent on the threaded fit between stud and hub for alignment. Lacking a head, the stud is going to pivot in the hub thread and be loaded/twisted along it's length as the wheel nut is torqued. Not hard to imagine what happens then. -Al __________________ "That'll never work....." Last edited by Alan Nyhus; 09-15-2020 at 08:47 AM.