[TR] question about hub stud installation

[Pete Ryner]

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 at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] question about hub stud installation


---- Pete Ryner <pryner at 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