G1900S rear wheel studs question

[Hugo Habicht]

Hello,

when I cut the grass at the site boundary last night, the neighbours fencing wire got caught in the wheel studs (he used strong wire, so I noticed before any damage was done).

I had a look at it today and the studs are indeed protruding the wheel, something I do not like. I believe they are the correct studs, the parts manual also shows the long thread part outside. It is a 4 wheel steer, hence the rim centre being out that far. I do not that think that they have to be that long and I am considering cutting them so that they are flush with the nuts and not sticking out any more.

Is there anything I may have overlooked that should stop me from shortening them?

Kind regards,
Hugo

 

[Sawdust&Shavings]

Hello,

when I cut the grass at the site boundary last night, the neighbours fencing wire got caught in the wheel studs (he used strong wire, so I noticed before any damage was done).

I had a look at it today and the studs are indeed protruding the wheel, something I do not like. I believe they are the correct studs, the parts manual also shows the long thread part outside. It is a 4 wheel steer, hence the rim centre being out that far. I do not that think that they have to be that long and I am considering cutting them so that they are flush with the nuts and not sticking out any more.

Is there anything I may have overlooked that should stop me from shortening them?

Kind regards,
Hugo

Can you flip the studs (end to end) and have enough thread protruding to attach the wheel nuts?

 

[Russell King]

What is at the center of the hub (black plastic knob)?

Is there a need to provide protection for that?

Could you just add hub caps over this area?

 

[Hugo Habicht]

Can you flip the studs (end to end) and have enough thread protruding to attach the wheel nuts?

I thought about that. The wheel nuts would have plenty of thread and would basically be flush with the stud then which is what I want. But the studs would be protruding inside the wheel flange, so I am not sure if they would collide with anything. The king pin bearings and the wheel bearings are badly worn out, not been greased for a while, the wheels can be moved 2cm (almost 1") at the top (!), so I would not take that risk at the moment. Repairing those bushings and wheel bearings is on my to-do-list for a while and I have finally ordered the parts for that today.

What is at the center of the hub (black plastic knob)?
Is there a need to provide protection for that?
Could you just add hub caps over this area?

The black plastic knob is a cap for the grease nipple I added. It is well inside the wheel nuts so I do not think it needs extra protection.

A hub cap would be also outside the tyre area which is not what I want. I would prefer the rubber to hit something first when it gets tight and not a stud or a hub cap.

 

[lugbolt]

put hub caps on it.

 

[jaxs]

Don't have mower preform string trimmer duty along fence lines.

 

[Chanceywd]

I thought about that. The wheel nuts would have plenty of thread and would basically be flush with the stud then which is what I want. But the studs would be protruding inside the wheel flange, so I am not sure if they would collide with anything. The king pin bearings and the wheel bearings are badly worn out, not been greased for a while, the wheels can be moved 2cm (almost 1") at the top (!), so I would not take that risk at the moment. Repairing those bushings and wheel bearings is on my to-do-list for a while and I have finally ordered the parts for that today.



The black plastic knob is a cap for the grease nipple I added. It is well inside the wheel nuts so I do not think it needs extra protection.

A hub cap would be also outside the tyre area which is not what I want. I would prefer the rubber to hit something first when it gets tight and not a stud or a hub cap.

I wonder if there is a lug bolt in that thread size that you might use instead or maybe a shorter stud is available. Don't know the thread and I am in the US so I go to places online like Rockauto or Mcmaster-Carr when needing something like that.

Bill