Woodys Gold Digger Traction Master Studs and stud boy backers

[Turboflash]

Never used a torque wrench. All by feel by hand. They can be tightened more than you think if they're tapped all the way. I used an air tool to install just up to where the stud starts to compress track, then finish tightening by hand. Once you've done a bunch, it's pretty easy to tell how tight you can go. On my first sled with ProLites (2008 or so), I did strip a few while I was learning. But now I can install without stripping any just by feel and they are tight. P.S. - to make the studs go in easier and not bind once they hit the dry rubber track (which makes them feel like they're tighter than they are), I put a drop of oil on the track side of the head of the stud. Putting oil on stud instead of track makes sure the oil won't contaminate the super glue. Works for me.

 

[twyztid]

I don't use a torque wrench either. I ran these double backers on my turbo Viper and then also installed them on my Sidewinder. I got my Sidewinder unstudded at the end the 2020-2021 season. I first installed all the studs with regular aluminum double backers at the end of that season. Then, I removed all those double backers at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season and installed the scooped Stud Boy plastic backers. I did this so that there would already be impressions in the track for the stud heads and I was able to pull them in flush without stripping the plastic backers.

 

[BurntChrysler_404]

Never used a torque wrench. All by feel by hand. They can be tightened more than you think if they're tapped all the way. I used an air tool to install just up to where the stud starts to compress track, then finish tightening by hand. Once you've done a bunch, it's pretty easy to tell how tight you can go. On my first sled with ProLites (2008 or so), I did strip a few while I was learning. But now I can install without stripping any just by feel and they are tight. P.S. - to make the studs go in easier and not bind once they hit the dry rubber track (which makes them feel like they're tighter than they are), I put a drop of oil on the track side of the head of the stud. Putting oil on stud instead of track makes sure the oil won't contaminate the super glue. Works for me.

I did similar, got them started with a drill/Impact. I got them pretty "Snug" with my 1/4" drive ratchet, still just trying to get a feel for how tight I can go. The heads are not flush with the track yet, but I'm using Woody's gold diggers, which I've heard don't draw in to the track as much due to the cup back.