Putting the cap under the front axle shaft on the right side. The cap split, the stud bent under pressure, while installing the front axle.

What is the best course of action for this bent stud?

1 Can I unscrew it and replace it?

2 Can I heat it and straighten it?

3 Do need to replace the whole front fork assembly?

 

Pretty sure they're replaceable. Buy a service manual. Find 2 nuts the same size and thread as the stud. Run them on and crank them tight against each other. Put your wrench on the one closer to the fork lower and turn it out. It should just thread in, but it'll be tight in there. A small amount of heat may help. Buy new studs and cap. Reinstall the stud using the double nut procedure I outlined above. Using the nut furthest from the lower to put your wrench on. Put thread locker on the threads before install (reference the manual as to which thread locker to use). Install the axle and cap. Get a TORQUE WRENCH and torque to spec.

 

There you go....

 

+1 on the little heat. Need something to help fight the loctite

 

I have a heat gun that I got at HF for about $12 that works great for softening the locktite. It looks to me like you need to replace both of them from the photo.

 

Just to elaborate a little on a good idea - pull the axle so you can get the nuts as close to the tube as you can; I've seen nuts done that way out on the end, and the stud twisted and broke, not leaving enough to get hold of again. They seldom break in the hole, usually where threads are exposed and unsupported. You can probably straighten that bent stud enough by putting a nut out on the end, and tapping it with a deadblow hammer, or maybe just prying with a wrench. Enough to get the two nuts on, NOT re-use.

 

I was using a torque wrench at the time... Thought it was weird that it was not hitting the limit. Not sure if the cap was split when I started. Might as well replace both while I am there. Thanks

 

don't really know, but my first thought was one side was tighter than the other ??
kroozeabout.

 

(2) 45998-73 studs (2) 7748 nuts 45835-00 axle holder ( part that's cracked ) I guessed at 2009 as a model year. The studs will come out. A bit of heat and a couple on nuts jamed together should do the trick as someone suggested earlier

 

Make SURE when you put it back together that you walk the cap up a little at a time by going back and forth from one nut to the other.