On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Brian Borgsatede wrote:
> >>>>
>
> <excerpt>>Tom Tweed wrote:
>
> >It just reminded me, that of all the TR-6 and 250 cars that I have
> had
>
> >the rear hub assemblies out of (all 4 !) I have found at least one of
>
> >those six studs to be stripped out of the aluminum, and on one car,
>
> >Three out of the six were stripped.
>
>
>
> It looks like a heli-coil kit to the rescue tonight. 5/16" right
> guys?
>
>
> I don't know if this was the correct thing to do, but, I taped out the
> hole to 3/8"
>
> course thread and got a stud that was 3/8 on one end and 5/16 on the
> other.
>
>
> After I got the tap out I cleaned the hole with degreaser and put the
> stud in with Locktite.
>
Now you guys know why Tulius used corvair hubs in his racer!
(he also used mercedes half shafts but that's a different story)
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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