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Fixing Loose Wheel Studs

To: spridgets@autox.team.net, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Fixing Loose Wheel Studs
From: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:30:47 -0500
Reply-to: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Hi folks:

While replacing the brake rotors on my '67 MG Midget vintage race car, I
discovered that one of the wheel studs was loose. It didn't spin, but
rather  like a loose tooth, it just wobbled. These are 7/16 " studs I
installed to replace the puny 3/8" ones when I built the car . The proper
fix, of course, would be to get another hub, drill out the stud holes,
install new studs, swap the bearings, install the new rotors, and start
anew. My problem is time. Now that my daughter is getting married in June,
my wife and I have a lot of inside domestic projects for the winter and
then a lot of outside projects for the spring. My agenda, of course, is to
get the race car ready for the season and finishing up the hydraulic
rebuild, engine compartment painting, and engine rebuild on my '72 street
Midget.

What do you think of putting a spot or two of weld on the head of the stud
and the hub. I know this will make it permanent but that's OK. A future fix
when I have more time would be to replace the entire assembly. Has anyone
done this. Does anyone see any danger in doing this. I would mount the hub
to the wheel with all four studs and wheel nuts so that they would be in
the proper orientation and wouldn't be welded crooked.

Your opinions, experiences, recommendations, or suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.

Bob Spruck
Sharpsburg, GA  

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