Bob Jordan
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Anyone around Gregory MI that can help or tell me how to remove the hubs from the original drums on this 64 Fury? To be clear - I want to KEEP the studs in the hub - just remove the drum
My leaf springs showed up today...so I'm still in the middle of this as well. I checked the part numbers listed in the above article with NAPA....both wheel studs and drums available, so numbers are still good, as far as I can tell....will repost when items arrive.And another option with part numbers listed.
I just wrote this posting today. Converting early taper axles/hubs to use later removable brake drums and all RH lug studs.Anyone around Gregory MI that can help or tell me how to remove the hubs from the original drums on this 64 Fury? To be clear - I want to KEEP the studs in the hub - just remove the drum
11/16" is correct for our 1/2"-20 studs. I think A body 7/16" studs will need the 5/8" hole saw. I got ten studs cut out with one of these. Broke off three teeth, but it kept working. Go slow and use oil....Irwin or other brand makes a hole saw size I think 11/16" will just fit over 1/2" studs and is deep enough to reach drums. Need buy an arbor that you can remove the drill. Don't know if it will get to dull cutting 5 or 10 holes through drums. Might last with cutting oil?
Oh no no no, swaged (or "swedged") wheel studs went on for longer than that.Yeah, most machine shops would probably not be familiar with the swaged lugs. Chrysler last used them in 1964. When doing my research, I found that other manufacturers used them as well. Jeeps and International Scouts and trucks had them, as well as a lot of early Ford products. But, I am guessing that they have not been used on a newer vehicle in the last 40 to 50 years or so...
Well Ed, my bad.. I was thinking about the tapered rear axles. But then again, 1968 WAS 54 years ago.....Oh no no no, swaged (or "swedged") wheel studs went on for longer than that.
My '68 had them, for example (or did, anyways - until all my fun brake overhaul recently).
Fronts or rears? They may be different... If you have an old stud, Dorman has a chart that can be used to match them up.View attachment 1319898
Up through at least 1970...maybe longer?
You know what? I still don't know what the correct part numbers are, either Dorman or Chrysler, for the proper studs!!
They are different indeed - and I don't know either of the part numbers for the correct ones.Fronts or rears? They may be different... If you have an old stud, Dorman has a chart that can be used to match them up.