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Originally Posted by francesconyc
I mentioned that already have spacer H&M Track+ 7mm and 14mm and I already have Zimmermann new rotors.
my question is more about if I do need special tools or special instructions...tips and tricks so I'm not unprepared in case of hiccups
so far I found an advice of using a DIY press to remove the old studs without hammering
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oops, my bad.
I hammered mine out...but I was very careful to support them with an appropriate socket/hunk of metal. I was a little concerned with the latest swap as I could take off the front hubs and hammer on the bench, but the rears required me to hammer the axle stub on the car. I also had to partially disassemble the parking brake to make room for the longer studs (take them out in my case), but that is not a big deal once you realize you can use a heavy screwdriver to lever open the parking brake shoe to fit the adjuster back in....easy peasy.
I sacrificed a steel lug nut for hammering to save the studs...hammered on the nut and not the end of the stud.
it was no problem....a few sharp blows and it was done.
Getting the new ones on, I sacrificed another steel nut, put in a sleeve, couple of heavy washers, lubed it all up with some light grease and then just used a combination of impact wrench and hand wrench to tighten the studs so they were firm on the hubs.
I did find out that you can get the stubs back on almost easier with a 1/2 inch rachet than using the impact. I ended up just using the impact (electric) for the first half or so just as it was light and went fast but then finished by hand with the rachet.
The rachet lets you feel when the stud is fully seated far better....so that is what I did.
To be fair, once the car has a few miles on it I will probably retighten everything just to make sure, but I am pretty comfortable my method got the job done.
Hope this helps and sorry for the misfire on my part...
D.