Trying to be flash

[Wav]

Well I was trying to be flash by using masking fluid on my newly painted front brake calipers, then I was to cut away the mask on the mazda writing and then paint the MAZDA in black leaving the rest of the caliper bright red, so to look very bling and trick etc :cool.

But nooooo nothing is that simple, I started to take the front nearside wheel off and two of the nuts were very stiff (only took it off last week to paint calipers and fit suspension) and 2 studs just sheared straight off :rolleyes: !!!!

I have managed to get the studs out, but will it be possible to put new studs in without having to remove the hub? Can I get these studs from anywhere or is it a Mazda specific part i need to order? and if so what is the part number if anyone knows it?

And to add insult to injury the masking fluid I\'ve used (for RC car shells etc) has set really hard and brittle and god knows how i\'m supposed to get it off:confused: not sure what idiot designed it or what they were thinking at the time, but it is so sticky it is just never gonna come off. Hopefully a bit of heat from breakng hard will make the compaont decompose otherwise at Rotorstock everyone can come around to look and laugh at my stupid looking calipers, lol

Thanks in advance for any help, Paul:)

[Wav]

studs out!

[Christopher]

Do you stand on the wrench when you do your nuts up

Always hand tighten otherwise thats what happens. Happend to my brothers twice.

[Wav]

Nah they were very tight to come off the first time, but just thought they would loosen up after that and didn\'t want to put any copper slip on it. But they were just as tight as before this time round, think the threads were corroded and had bonded to one another. I should of cleaned them up last weekend, but I didn\'t :rolleyes: lesson learnt I feel:(

Paul:)

[moakesr]

Stud part number J00Y-33-062

Cost is 3.25 plus VAT each

Not sure if you can change them without removing the hub.

Good Luck,

Richard

[Wav]

Thanks richard:)

Think I\'ll make em fit in without taking the hub off, where theres a will there a way:rollin

Cheers, Paul

[MikeLMR]

if you can take them out you should be able to put them back surely ?  They are standard parts by the look of them so the local stealership should have a few in stock. I managed to change a couple on my 1st gen without taking the hub off (not that, that helps )

Mike

[MikeLMR]

in fact I have a couple of spares ... i\'ll go check the part number

[MikeLMR]

I think these ones are shorter - part No. 8595-26-113. was worth a try seeing as your only over at nottingham

[Wav]

Well yeah the shorter sheared off bolts came out, so with a little luck the full length studs will go in without too much fuss. Like you say they look like a standard item, maybe your average joe tyre place will have some?, they\'ve got to have spares like that incase they shear one when removing a wheel etc!.

Cheers, Paul:)

[Wav]

Thanks for looking Mike is greatly appreciated:). I\'m away all next week on a training course anyway, so Ill ring up Mazda during the week and order them in for next Saturday.

Thanks again, Paul

[MikeLMR]

might be worth a try if there are any open today ... Mazda should be able to sort you one pretty quick tho\'

[antnicuk]

I have used TW white Mazda dealers, they were very helpfull and dont give you grief about the fact it is an import.  They are quite happy to send things to you.  
If the studs are tight in the future, it might be worth popping down to your local garage and ask if they wouldnt mind zapping them with the air wrench as this is kinder on the stud when you are trying to undo it. Then nip it back up and drive home where you can paint your calipers again .    Also try coppereze on your studs before you put them back. It helps with undoing in the future.

[MikeLMR]

you shouln\'t use any lubricant on wheel studs as it can lead to them being overtightened. As long as they have been started by hand and tightened correctly you should never have a problem with them. The problems start when people mash the threads by spinning them on with an air gun without starting them first or the threads are damaged.

[Wav]

Gordon Lamb in Notts are usually pretty good so i\'ll order them this week and tel you how I get on. Anyway have managed to get mot of the masking off now and it looks pretty Bling, even if I do say so myself, lol. Shame I can\'t drive it anywhere though:rolleyes: