[Shop-talk] Lug Bolts?

[Ed Van Scoy]

Many racing organizations require longer-than-stock
wheel studs.... Any insight as to how they view (and
treat) wheel bolts??
Ed


--- "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen at ngc.com> wrote:

> David Hillman wrote:
> >
>     How easy/cheap is it to pull and replace the hub
> (with damaged
> > threads) on those cars?  How much easier would it
> be to provide easy
> > access to the hub flange, versus making it easy to
> replace the hub?
> 
> It would be nice if there was easy access to the hub
> flange.  But
> usually, there isn't.
> 
> >    I'm fairly sure the impact from me swinging a
> hammer is dwarfed by
> what
> > happens when my 3000 pound car hits a pothole at
> 50 mph, but you may
> be a
> > lot stronger than I am.
> 
> It's a different kind of impact, and in a different
> direction.
> Additionally, that pothole impact is mostly absorbed
> by the tire flex
> and the suspension movement.  As pointed out in
> another reply, the
> manufacturers usually specifically say not to
> hammer...
> 
> Now, that said, I've done the hammer thing before. 
> I know that you are
> not supposed to so it, but sometimes you have to do
> what you have to do.
> But I try to press the stud out if at all possible.
> 
> If the hub is easily removed, it comes off and the
> stud is pressed out
> with my 12 ton press - that works great.
> 
> Tim Mullen
> 
> Chantilly, VA
>


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