Thanks Randall,
Your comment reminded me that I had an air chisel with a punch type tool.
Worked great although not as neat as the originals. I also used some strong
threadlocking that will have to be heated if I ever want to remove the stud
again.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 6:01 PM
To: Pete Ryner ; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] question about hub stud installation
---- Pete Ryner <pryner@verizon.net> wrote:
> I had to replace two rear hub studs on my '56 TR3. It looked like they
> were
> pressed in but I found that they are screwed in then peened over on the
> back
> of the hub. I don't think I will be able to peen the new studs with
> simple
> shop tools. Any suggestions or alternative methods? I was thinking about
> high strength locktite??
Loctite certainly won't hurt. But you should also be able to peen them over
with a punch and BFH. I forget the term for the type of punch, but the
angle at the tip is less sharp than a center punch. Make a circle of
dimples around the outside edge of the stud, just inside the threads.
You used to be able to buy fully threaded studs that would screw in from the
back; but I couldn't find them last time I looked. Moroso doesn't make the
old part number any more.
Randall
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