Growley bear
Well-known member
Refer to post #4 from Jim. Front or rear; front would be much less trouble. There are many ways to approach this, and I believe they have all been tried and must have worked. Good luck.
Chet
Chet
Spinning lug?
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Growley bear
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Just wondering if you got that lug figured out and if so how did you handle it?
Chet
Chet
Tom Wesenberg
Well-known member
Thanks guys. I hope by now the nut came off, as I'm also wondering what worked. I'm glad Roger mentioned the impact gun because that's what I often use for similar situations and find it often works.
Baileigh Inc
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Hang tight guys, I will try next week when I get back from vacation
Jonny's Cabbi
Junior Member
A good friend John Charlton gave me this tip today and it worked:
1 Remove the hub cap.
2 Take split pin out of the rear axle and back the nut of 16th".
3 Replace split pin.
4 Drive a couple of miles slowly try turning full circles left and right (I put in some figure of 8's) for good measure.
5 Bump down a couple of curbs from the sidewalk.
6. Back the breaks off, jack the car up put the axle stands in.
7 Pull the wheel wiggling it side to side and off comes the wheel.
8 Fill the bearing with cloth and cover with plastic and tape it on tight to stop any filings entering the bearing.
9 Grind a line in the back of the loose stud and drum in a position that will not allow the weld to interfere with the emergency break linings.
8 Weld and smooth off from the drum through the stud.
9. Clean out to remove all filings.
10 Remove wheel.
11 Replace brake drum torque top 100lbs
12 Replace wheel.
13 Tighten breaks.
Job done when you let her off the axle stands - very simple and much easier than drilling studs for me.
1 Remove the hub cap.
2 Take split pin out of the rear axle and back the nut of 16th".
3 Replace split pin.
4 Drive a couple of miles slowly try turning full circles left and right (I put in some figure of 8's) for good measure.
5 Bump down a couple of curbs from the sidewalk.
6. Back the breaks off, jack the car up put the axle stands in.
7 Pull the wheel wiggling it side to side and off comes the wheel.
8 Fill the bearing with cloth and cover with plastic and tape it on tight to stop any filings entering the bearing.
9 Grind a line in the back of the loose stud and drum in a position that will not allow the weld to interfere with the emergency break linings.
8 Weld and smooth off from the drum through the stud.
9. Clean out to remove all filings.
10 Remove wheel.
11 Replace brake drum torque top 100lbs
12 Replace wheel.
13 Tighten breaks.
Job done when you let her off the axle stands - very simple and much easier than drilling studs for me.