Comment: Toyota Wheel Studs - Replacing the standard 78/79 series studs with cus

Mick, I offer these comments as an engineer with a few years practice at looking at broken bits. Of course I'm not privy to your dealings with Galpro, so these points may have already been raised and discussed. Apologies if that is the case. Also trying to reach conclusions from a few photos is also a little tricky .
Anyhow. *The original threads were most likely rolled which does make a stronger component as opposed to the cut threads, however the better grade of material may compensate for this.
* The smaller diameter convex section is usually around the root diameter of the thread which gives a better distribution of stress in the bolt. The detail around the termination of the cut thread is important to ensure minimal stress concentrations.
* My 100 (and I'm sure other wheels are the same) has split rims, the centre of the rim fits snugly over the hub therefore the centralising and weight bearing is taken care of. I could not see that detail in your photos. The studs shouldn't be taking weight etc, just supply clamping force.
* The above comment is based on the photo of the broken studs. To me they appear to have a fatigue failure (as opposed to shear), something that could come from taking the weight from a rim centre diameter problem and then subject to cyclic, bending loads.
However, all that said, I will be having a very close look at my studs before the next trip. Thanks for your story.
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Reply By: Mick O - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 01:07

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 01:07
Thanks Brian. Yes we've had quite a few discussions around these things over the past year or so. Unfortunately I'm largely mechanically (and certainly engineeringly) challenged which leaves me unable to convey adequately the more intricate engineering details (I'm a bloody marvel on fixing tyres though). Very much appreciate the detailed response and only wish you'd been around for the earlier conversations as it’s always great to have an expert about who can explain these things in plain English.

The rim/hub issue you mention is a critical one and one that a lot of people don’t realise these days particularly with so many after-market rims about. The engineering aspects and consequences are quite often overlooked in the drive to mass produce. It was mooted by myself as possibly being a contributing factor in some earlier discussions due to the poor quality of the rim. Thanks again for the input.

Cheers Mick
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