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Re: Pain in the ass
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Re: Pain in the ass -
07-02-2003
, 05:43 PM
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"tg" <tg (AT) sk8erboyz (DOT) com> wrote in message news:bdvgbu$cef$1 (AT) sparta (DOT) btinternet.com... ok, i might well be dumb but hey second time and still didnt manage to get the rear wheel spacers on!!! The first time i got the wrong studs, now that i got the right ones i still dont understand how to fit them. I removed the wheel (it helps) then the whatever is called round metal thing (sorry bit thick) removed than i could see the 4 studs but i dont have a clue how to get them off!!!? is there something else i need to remove? If any1 can help or hase some pics/details on how to, i would be soooo grateful Hi, Easy job. Remove the wheel. Then remove the brake drum (the round thingy) by removing one screw. In the centre of the hub (the piece that's left) prise off the domed cover. Under this you will see a big nut which has a pin pushed through it. Remove this pin and then undo the nut (it may be right or left hand thread, depending on which side of the car) Pull of the hub (that's the bit with the studs in) Support the hub somewhere firm and knock the studs out with a hammer. Put the new studs in the holes and knock them in with the same hammer, making sure that they are firmly seated. Put all the bits back on, not forgetting to put a new pin through the nut.l The job is now done! Keith |
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know why there is a screw in the brake drum to "hold it on"? Surely the wheel will do an adequate job of that? The Muffin Man Hi, Screw holds the drum firmly back against the hub when the wheel is off |
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"k" <cowpoke (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote in message news:bdvi0s$sl6$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com... "tg" <tg (AT) sk8erboyz (DOT) com> wrote in message news:bdvgbu$cef$1 (AT) sparta (DOT) btinternet.com... ok, i might well be dumb but hey second time and still didnt manage to get the rear wheel spacers on!!! The first time i got the wrong studs, now that i got the right ones i still dont understand how to fit them. I removed the wheel (it helps) then the whatever is called round metal thing (sorry bit thick) removed than i could see the 4 studs but i dont have a clue how to get them off!!!? is there something else i need to remove? If any1 can help or hase some pics/details on how to, i would be soooo grateful Hi, Easy job. Remove the wheel. Then remove the brake drum (the round thingy) by removing one screw. In the centre of the hub (the piece that's left) prise off the domed cover. Under this you will see a big nut which has a pin pushed through it. Remove this pin and then undo the nut (it may be right or left hand thread, depending on which side of the car) Pull of the hub (that's the bit with the studs in) Support the hub somewhere firm and knock the studs out with a hammer. Put the new studs in the holes and knock them in with the same hammer, making sure that they are firmly seated. Put all the bits back on, not forgetting to put a new pin through the nut.l The job is now done! Keith |
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And The Muffin Man was sitting next to Elvis in the spaceship, which I thought was kinda strange, but then they turned to me and said: know why there is a screw in the brake drum to "hold it on"? Surely the wheel will do an adequate job of that? I know why it's there, because I once removed the wheel from a car that someone had not replaced the little screw on. The drum came away with the wheel without me noticing, then as I was carrying the wheel across to a corner of the workshop, it came loose and dropped onto my foot. -- (-AD-) <uniqueid 'at' lineone.net http://website.lineone.net/~uniqueid/ You're gonna reap just what you sow.. |
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And The Muffin Man was sitting next to Elvis in the spaceship, which I thought was kinda strange, but then they turned to me and said: How come I always need to "persuade" my drums off? try releasing the handbrake! (OK, hands up anyone who hasn't ever done that...) -- (-AD-) <uniqueid 'at' lineone.net http://website.lineone.net/~uniqueid/ We are all in the gutter, and some of us are seeing stars. |
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know why there is a screw in the brake drum to "hold it on"? Surely the wheel will do an adequate job of that? |
car - It had four holes in the drum face, two countersunk screws holding the
drum on and two tapped holes between the other studs. Remove the screws and
screw them into the tapped holes and off pops the brake drum, no problem.
(And they were 'proper' screws, not the silly pozidrive sort that become
rounded as soon as you apply a bit of pressure.)
So simple, but so effective. The car? A 1937 Fiat Topolino.
Tom
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Snip know why there is a screw in the brake drum to "hold it on"? Surely the wheel will do an adequate job of that? Whenever I am struggling to get the brake drums off my Mini I think of my first car - It had four holes in the drum face, two countersunk screws holding the drum on and two tapped holes between the other studs. Remove the screws and screw them into the tapped holes and off pops the brake drum, no problem. (And they were 'proper' screws, not the silly pozidrive sort that become rounded as soon as you apply a bit of pressure.) So simple, but so effective. The car? A 1937 Fiat Topolino. Tom Some early Nissans where like that too |
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