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Post by sportf on Apr 14, 2016 14:08:16 GMT
Attachment DeletedSo I take off my "storage tires" and put on the race wheels. As I am torqueing the last stud to 90, it just won't get tight. So off with the drum, and the head popped off. So, I replace that stud, and once again, the last stud won't go to 90. Off with the drum, and the head popped off. So, replaced all the remaining studs. I don't know the brand, there is no identifying mark, but I have never bought anything other than names I recognize from good parts houses. No real reason to do this. Now, I do have a story about studs from years ago that has a reason. I put studs in the front of my 62 Plymouth, but they were just not quite tight enough in there for comfort, so I tack welded all ten. The next spring, 7 of the 10 studs, the heads popped off (just like above). So I talked to the metallurgist at work, and he said, "you can't weld on heat treated (hardened) metal, it will break. Everybody knows that". Two weeks later I am talking to a friend and he says, "I had something funny happen to me. I tack welded a bearing collar on my axel" and I interrupted him and said "the axel broke, right!" "You can't weld on heat treated material, it will break, everybody knows that!" He stands there with mouth open........
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Post by oldracer on Apr 14, 2016 15:53:24 GMT
Better in the garage than at the track!
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Post by sportf on Apr 14, 2016 17:31:55 GMT
Go great, something else to worry about. I think I better order some as the other side probably has the same brand in it.
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Post by Fugly on Apr 14, 2016 21:07:06 GMT
also never weld your brake pads to the discs.....
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Post by sportf on Apr 15, 2016 0:42:49 GMT
also never weld your brake pads to the discs..... Ya, so you got experience trying this?
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Post by Fugly on Apr 15, 2016 0:44:53 GMT
thought about it, cut down on the wear
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Post by oldracer on Apr 15, 2016 12:26:41 GMT
tires might get flat spotted tho!
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Post by Fugly on Apr 15, 2016 13:27:31 GMT
one problem at a time grasshoppa
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