Technical Rear axle wheel spindle studs

[DaveMcT]

My brother has had his 2003 Panda rear axle examined and found the left swing arm is bent (affecting toe angle) and right might have an odd camber. So we are looking at fitting a new axle. IM Axles from Nottingham are the original pattern suppliers but others are now cheaper and probably from the same Chinese factory.

The wheel spindle studs (4 each side) are badly rusted. New studs will be required. They are a fine thread. Can anyone confirm if its M10 fine? EPER is no help and I don't want the car off the road for days while the correct bolts arrive.

M10 fine is my best guess as the exposed threads are rusty - wont let me try a nut for fit and I can't get access to use a thread gauge.

Can anyone confirm if the rear spindle studs are M10 fine?

 

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Hi @DaveMcT
Stud part number is 51856961, and thread pitch is 1.25.

 

[DaveMcT]

Thanks. I found the part on EPER but there is no size data. M10 x 1.25 is standard stuff. Thanks again.

 

[koalar]

Worth giving the dealer a ring they were £1.73 each in 2017

 

[DaveMcT]

I've found some 12.9 bolts that work out to £17 for ten. To my mind, bolts make more sense than studs as exposed thread corrosion is such as issue. Whatever happens, the rusty old studs will be "interesting" to remove.

I scrapped the Multijet axle. A big mistake as I should have saved the hub spindles. For something used on so many cars, they are shockingly expensive to replace.