1MeanZ
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Wanted to post here so this doesn't catch anyone else off guard like it did me yesterday.
Replacing both rear wheel bearings on my "16 GT. I have ARP lug studs all around on the car. The knurl diameter of the ARP studs DOES NOT FIT the Moog wheel bearings. The knurl diameter on the ARP studs is larger than the knurl diameter of the Moog units.
You have to cut the threads off the Moog wheel studs, then drive them out because the head of the stud won't clear the hub casting with the stud intact. Then once you get the studs out you have to drill the Moog flange out to accept the larger knurl diameter of the ARP lug studs. The ARP knurl diamteter is .625", the Moog lug stud knurl diameter is .560" and the drill size I used was 29/64" (.609"). Then I chamfered the back of the flange to ensure the studs would seat squarely, greased them and pressed them in with my hydraulic press. They went on the car and everything was perfectly centered and the studs torqued up rock solid.
The rumor is that the Moog wheel bearings are lasting longer than the Motorcraft ones, but be aware, if you run the Moog ones and you have aftermarket wheel studs, you're going to have some machine work on your hands.
Replacing both rear wheel bearings on my "16 GT. I have ARP lug studs all around on the car. The knurl diameter of the ARP studs DOES NOT FIT the Moog wheel bearings. The knurl diameter on the ARP studs is larger than the knurl diameter of the Moog units.
You have to cut the threads off the Moog wheel studs, then drive them out because the head of the stud won't clear the hub casting with the stud intact. Then once you get the studs out you have to drill the Moog flange out to accept the larger knurl diameter of the ARP lug studs. The ARP knurl diamteter is .625", the Moog lug stud knurl diameter is .560" and the drill size I used was 29/64" (.609"). Then I chamfered the back of the flange to ensure the studs would seat squarely, greased them and pressed them in with my hydraulic press. They went on the car and everything was perfectly centered and the studs torqued up rock solid.
The rumor is that the Moog wheel bearings are lasting longer than the Motorcraft ones, but be aware, if you run the Moog ones and you have aftermarket wheel studs, you're going to have some machine work on your hands.
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