You can get barrel nuts to screw onto the studs that will take up the
slack and will also serve to prevent the stud splines from backing
out. I found some at Napa once.
On Jul 23, 2006, at 10:58 PM, Mark York wrote:
> Amici
>
> Im finishing up the rear end in the TR3 racer and noticed that when I
> mounted the Alfin-like drums on the hubs the holes in the drums are =
> whereas the studs are 7/16. With no wheels on I can rotate the hub
> 1/8
> clockwise or counterclockwise on the hubs. The Southwick rear axle
> conversion uses a Ford hub with the Triumph backing plate. The hubs
> dont
> have a hole for the flathead screw to mount the rotors to the hubs
> as used
> on the standard Triumph setup. The wheel when bolted on the hub
> holds the
> drum in place. Im worried that under hard acceleration and braking
> (mostly
> braking) the hubs could rotate 1/8 on the studs. Is this a problem
> and
> could I mess up the studs? Has anyone experienced this problem and
> is there
> an easy fix or am I making a big deal over nothing?
>
> Thank you
>
> Mark
>
>
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