> Does anyone know where I can obtain, or perhaps have a suggestion for
> making some replacement studs onto which the hub caps snap ?? I need 6,
> and none of the big 3 catalogs seem to list them. I thought about maybe
> trying to 'turn' some using maybe brass bolts (brass = softer, and I
> don't have a metal lathe).
> Any suggestions other than to buy 2 new disk road wheels ?
If you do come up with a source, please let me know. My initial attempts
were made with 1/4" bolts and a short section of 1/4" id steel tubing, then
hand shaping with a cutoff blade in an angle grinder after installing them
on the wheel. Actually work fairly well, although it takes more force than
usual to get the hubcap on/off.
My second attempt (for a replacement wheel) was turned in a drill press.
They work OK too, but since the head was smaller, needed to be located
further out on the wheel. I recently traced a mysterious rattle to the hub
cap rattling on these studs. (Tying rubber bands around two studs fixed the
rattle.)
If I ever revisit the topic, I'll probably turn some out of steel (I've
since bought a lathe).
Randall
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