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My Son bought a 26 fourdoor. how do i remove and replace a brokin wheel lug.? are they welded on? and were do i find one? Many Thanks!!:)
 
Are you sure it's really broke? I've seen some lugs ovaled out on purpose or a slit sawn through so that a bent egg shaped rim can be fit to a round wheel. Probably not the smartest thing to do but back in the day folks did what they had to, to keep rolling! :)
 
No doubt rims got bent and lugs modified but the original manufacturers did most of the lug asymmetry. They made an intentional oval hole in one lug or a slit to allow the valve stem to go into its hole in the wheel before the rim slid at an angle over the wheel. Without this, one of the bolts would have had to be made removable.
 
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The bolts are loose. If not then someone has welded them into place (or rusted).
Did you mean lug made removable?
 
Originally the lug bolts were tight into the steel felloe of the wheel. Some brands were crimped tight and some just a light drive in fit. None were "loose" originally but did often loosen up in use.
 
Wire wheels do not have split rims, they are drop center type so the assumption here is the original question concerns wooden wheels with 21" rims ( 30 x 3 1/2 clinchers are not split either).
 
Layden, he doesn't say anything about split rims, he just said it has a broken wheel lug. Could be a split rim, clincher or wire wheel (meaning lug bolt of course). Dave
 
David Stroud said:
Layden, he doesn't say anything about split rims, he just said it has a broken wheel lug. Could be a split rim, clincher or wire wheel (meaning lug bolt of course). Dave
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Dave; most of us have fallen into the "not seeing the forest for the trees" situation. Read the title of the whole discussion - I finally did!
 
Carnut Sam, How are you gettin along with the transmission? Did those cylinders clean up good? Don`t forget to use some gasket sealer on that hogs head. Been wonderin bout how quick you thought you`d have it ready to come down here to Okla. for a cup of coffee. lol Monte
 
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