AJ.Lintern Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Yes possibly. But I don't want to space my wheels out any further, they were already on the limit with the previous wheels. I've now ordered some new sleeve nuts - I think they are slightly shorter and the ones I've got are pretty crappy anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I nicked my sleeve nuts off a Rover 220 fingers X'd they'll be ok :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JP Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 OK went for the drill a hole in the back plate option and worked a treat :)Foolishly on the second one though I think I must have been a little heavy handed putting the drum back on with my mallet as when I put the wheel back on and was doing the nuts up 1 of them started spinning !! what I think must have happened is, in my excitement of banging the drum back on I pushed the stud back in a little ! now I can't get the wheel nut off as it spins ! I tried putting a lever behind the wheel and undoing but no joy ! any other ideas ?Also does anyone know what size die a M12 rover stud is ? as I could do with re-threading the first part of the thread as where I knocked the studs out I damaged the first patt of the thread on most of the studs :( .. I tried a standard M12 die but these seem to have a finer thread :(On a positive note at least the first hub I did worked a treat :DThanks in advance for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Can you line up the stud with the hole in the back place and knock it back into the hub? You'd need a M12x1.5mm pitch die to rethread it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Great thinking batman.. the hole serves another purpose :DAnywhere online that will do one of these Dies cheap ? seen one on ebay but was £19 +p&p !Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 [quote by=JP link=Blah.pl?b=spit,m=1176404924,s=57 date=1180687639]putting the drum back on with my mallet [/quote]What?! Sounds a bit brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes - make sure you've wound out the adjuster fully, shouldn't need much force to get the drums on then :) Oh and when trying to take drums off, make sure you remember to take the two countersunk screws out... :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnaz Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes I wondered about that! My drums usually pull off and push back on without any force at most a little persuasion with a flat blade screwdriver twisted behind the drum edge. Take the screws out twist screwdriver and the drum usually just pulls off without any fuss. Putting it back on was also pretty easy. Line up the studs with the holes push and wriggle. Put screws in. Put wheel on and drive!I did manage to loosen inadvertently one of the studs having knocked it out of the hub I pulled it back in and tightened the nut with wheel in place pulling the stud back into place.neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It was late and I was getting impatient.. and soft head mallet was within reach ! I guess having removed the shoes they needed a little persuasion to sit in the right place..Thinking about it... getting to the rear of the stud through the hole might be a bit difficult as the shoes will be in the way !Bigger lever and extra pair of hands required me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I think neil had it. Loosen the other nuts off, and knock the wheel away from the hub. May take a bit of ingenuity, but that should pull the stud into its seating, at least enough to tigten the nut up to get it in nice and tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Excellent I get to use my hammer again ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Got some new sleeve nuts today - they're marginally shorter, have thicker washers and are fully threaded, so it looks like they might just work! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 So I eventually managed to remove my wheel.. ended up drilling the offending stud out !!Anyway I put another stud in with a bit of loctite this time gently place the drum on (no mallet involved) then put the wheel on did up wheel nuts all good soo far then dropped the car on the floor and went round with the torque and doh ! the same stud started turning again all other were fine !! I assume I must have enlarged the stud hole in my efforts to remove it last time..grrrr.What to do !! other than try and remove the god darn wheel again do I replace the hub which sounds like a game to remove without splashing out 80 squid on a hub puller or weld the stud in !Any other ideas welcome.Nothings ever simple ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 hub puller should not cost you £80.00. check this out http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hub-Puller-for-Triumph-cars_W0QQitemZ190123830569QQihZ009QQcategoryZ27383QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemThey are regularly available on Bay new. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-HUB-PULLER-SPITFIRE-GT6-VITESSE-HERALD_W0QQitemZ320125688835QQihZ011QQcategoryZ27383QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 try before you buy, my hub came off very easily with a tap of a mallet. I wasted £30 on the tool before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JP Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 So is welding the stud in a bad idea ? I can guarantee mine will be like dave's to get out just cause it's mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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