Ben, how can you replace the studs without pulling the hubs? Tried that once and ended up stripping out the new stud on the first try, so never did it again. I know you can do it one at a time, and pull them into place by cranking down on a lug nut, but thats how I stripped one out. Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> Take proper precautions to secure van when removing back wheels.
> Then to remove the drum, take off wheels. Release parking brake. Then
> remove two small 8mm (might be 10mm). Then slip drum off. Of it's not
> coming off, you forgot to release the parking brake. It is not
> necessary to remove the rear hubs to replace the studs.
> That said, IIRC, the alloys sold by GW has conical seat lugholes. That
> means you just need the correct Carat style hardware to install them.
> Longer studs shouldn't be necessary.
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
> > On Mar 12, 2014, at 5:53 PM, Ralph Meyermann
> > <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Volks, me again. With the new GW15" alloys I was wondering if I
> > need
> > longer wheel studs for the rear, if so how much effort is involved
> > other
> > than removing brake drum? Thanks.
> >
> > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy