![]() There are ratchet based tools that can grip a stud, but some of them put the leverage point far from the stud’s center where you tempt fate by asking the stud to break or even shear off. But that’s not a great solution because the grip is poor and the threads inevitably get damaged. The most common way to get ahold of a stud is with pliers or vise grips. That’s no laughing matter – even less funny, if you can believe it, than the jokes heard around the shop! So today I have what might be a helpful solution: the Matco Tools Stud Remover and Installation Kits. Studs can also break off, leaving few (if any) threads left to grip. But therein lies the challenge: studs don’t have a head for a wrench or socket to grip and time and heat can make them seize up. During assembly, they must be inserted into threaded holes and, during disassembly, must be removed. Studs are used for mounting one part to another. Really, it’s just what we’d call a common hex bolt if the threads had a head that you could put a socket or wrench on. Anyway, unlike the wooden members of a building so often talked about over at Pro Tool Reviews, studs in the mechanical world refer to threaded rods without a hex head. Around the shop, there’s no shame (but maybe there should be) in picking the low hanging fruit from the ol’ Joke Tree. I’m sure if you asked those witty Shop Tool Reviews guys how to remove studs, they’d say just ask us to leave.
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