Front wheel stud replacement

[Captain]

When removing one of my front tires off today (as part of replacing the factory shocks with Ranchos), a couple of the wheel studs came loose. I think somebody at the factory got overzealous with tightening down the lug nuts...

So, after the "fun" task of drilling out the studs to get the lugs and tire off, now I'm faced with replacing a couple studs. However, I'm not 100% sure how to go about getting access. It looks to me like I need to pull the whole wheel hub off, so that's what I started to do. I started by pulling off the Mile Marker I added a couple months back, and then got to a big nut. Since I'll need to get a tool for that nut to proceed, and since I've never done anything like this, before going any farther I just wanted to check with the pool of wisdom here to be sure that I am going about this the right way--or if I'm missing something obvious for easier access to remove/insert the studs.

Thanks!

 

[Roxasuras]

Haven't heard of that. Odd.

 

[Kake America]

Judging by the pictures, I would say yes. It then looks like you’ll have to separate the rotor from the hub. I would check those holes closely where the studs go in, if you’re new studs go in easy you might need more parts and pieces. Seems to me this should be covered by the warranty...

 

[Colderweather86]

I'd be going after warranty for that rather than dealing with it myself.

 

[Captain]

Seems to me this should be covered by the warranty...

I'd be going after warranty for that rather than dealing with it myself.

Thanks for the suggestion; pursuing a warranty repair is probably the "better" way to go. There are two local dealers listed on roxoroffroad.com, both part of the same parent company. Unfortunately, when I called one location to inquire about warranty service they said they are no longer a dealer, and when I called the other location they said they are not sure if they are a dealer anymore (and that they would get back to me; they haven't yet...).

So, it's looking like warranty service would probably involve hauling the Roxor three hours out-of-state to the dealer I bought it from, which I'm not thrilled to do for something like this. I have new stud bolts, lug nuts, and a big socket for the spindle nuts ordered. Hopefully the bolt holes in the hub are fine, but it will be hard to tell until I can get the old bolts out.

 

[Bister]

Thanks for the suggestion; pursuing a warranty repair is probably the "better" way to go. There are two local dealers listed on roxoroffroad.com, both part of the same parent company. Unfortunately, when I called one location to inquire about warranty service they said they are no longer a dealer, and when I called the other location they said they are not sure if they are a dealer anymore (and that they would get back to me; they haven't yet...).

So, it's looking like warranty service would probably involve hauling the Roxor three hours out-of-state to the dealer I bought it from, which I'm not thrilled to do for something like this. I have new stud bolts, lug nuts, and a big socket for the spindle nuts ordered. Hopefully the bolt holes in the hub are fine, but it will be hard to tell until I can get the old bolts out.

Why don't you shoot an email off to customerservice@roxoroffroad.com and see if they have a new or different dealer closer to you and tell them the problem. I have had good luck if I emailed them with questions, nothing quite like you have though.

 

[Flyingcowboy]

I’d like to revisit this thread. My 2018 Roxor has over 26,000 miles, located central Wyoming. Mainly work machine, love it. I’ve rotated tires and changed tires several times over its life. However, despite greasing the lug nuts and stud bolts every time I take a tire off, the lug nuts have always been very hard turning all the way off. Not only on this front tire but every wheel shares this problem. Anyone else have a problem with lug nuts being very hard to spin all the way off?

Then yesterday when I had a flat front tire 3 of the stud bolts broke loose and spun in the hub. Not good, especially considering I was a long way from anywhere. Ironically the stud bolts didn’t start spinning when lug nut first broke loose. It was when lug nut was half off. I finally was able to get the lug nuts completely off (using cordless impact wrench) by wedging the bolts into a bind, keeping them from spinning. Although loose, the stud bolts stayed behind in the wheel hub. I was able to limp home by tightening the remaining two lug nuts. My first question is any good source for stud bolts? Torque King lists them on back order. OnTheRox website doesn’t list them at all.
Second, if I can find the bolts, anyone have a good procedure for removing old bolts? They are loose in the hubs so they don’t need drilled out. I just need to get to back side of the wheel hub, between hub and brake rotor. I assume the grooves in the stud bolts are stripped. I haven’t had a chance to check. Perhaps the hub needs replaced too. Having three stud bolts do this at once seems a bit too coincidental. Perhaps there are other issues?
I greatly appreciate this forum and check it fairly often. It is a wealth of information. Any advise here is appreciated

Thank you

 

[SteveinUT]

I'd probably get a hold of Jesse at Torque King. He seems to be the guy in the know for all things axle related on the Roxor. That, or Wade LaLone at Dieselfreak.com. Depending on where in Wyo you are, you may not be too far from Torque King. I think they are located near Billings.

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[lost1wing]

Perhaps the lug nuts were damaged on day one from being over torqued. I would suggest new studs and lug nuts at the same time. No lube and be sure threads are clean and dry. Once the wheels are back on, you can spray some fluid film on the studs to keep them from rusting. You can also spray fluid film on the studs prior to removal to make things smoother coming apart. Just clean it off before reassembly.