I must have run over a Chinaman, but didn't kill him because he keeps coming back at me... We were at Copley in the Northern Flinders Ranges.

First, I got a puncture. I caught it before the tyre went flat or overheated. Jacked the car up and put on the old spare. Got the puncture fixed by the (local) garage - $40!!! Put that tyre back on the car. Next morning, tyre is flat. Jack up and change the tyre again. Back to the local garage. They take the tyre off the rim and none of us can see anything really wrong. The inner lining of the tyre must now be porous, so I put a new tube in it. So I jack the car again to change the tyre and one of the nuts siezes on the stud up half way out. The tyre guy comes out and tries (after I had tried) to move it. The nut goes about half a turn each way and then seizes. Eventually, he broke the stud because I had to get the good tyre back onto the car. I completed the tripping on 5 studs.

Head off to Arkaroola to go on the Ridgetop tour - Fantastic! Get back from the tour and the tyre is half flat again. I check the valve and it is leaking. Tighten it up. Pump up the tyre again and get back to our caravan in Copley. Next morning, back to the local garage and they replaced the valve core. Why didn't they check to see if it was leaking when they installed the tube? Anyway, so far the tyre has held up, but I am not saying this too loud in case that Chinaman hears me and comes after me.

Now, to the point. Has anyone here replaced wheel studs on the rear of a Pajero? I don't envisage any real dramas, but if there are problems, I would love to hear about them before I start the job.

Pajero rear ones are not hard to replace.
once the rear caliper and mounting bracket is removed you can remove the disc ( it may have 2 phillps screws holding it on ) , then you will see the axle and studs clearly.
hammer the old one out , feed new one in and tighten using a new wheel nut till the stud is pressed all the way home. while in there its best to nip up the handbrake shoes until they just catch on the internal drum.

btw , the main reason studs break is cos they are not lubricated before nuts go on. a light smidge of grease is good.

I don't get the Chinaman reference.

http://media.apnonline.com.au/img/news/2009/03/06/Pauline_Hanson_465x288_060309_t325.jpg

Please explain.

Back in the day you said.(I must have killed a china man.) when things go wrong.

Thanks for your replies. I'll go out and tryto do the job. Yes - you are right - the studs were very dry and I was sure that was what killed this stud. I hope I don't break another.

Update:
Job doen - took about 30 minutes, mainly due to my lack of mobility. New stud fitted no problems. Thanks for your help.