fastsc92
Registered User
Long story short...
I machined my rear hubs to a 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern and a few of the studs don't seem to be fitting as tight as I'd like them to. They go in snug, but not too tight and generally can be tapped out with a hammer with little effort. I don't expect them to hold up to years of service and I'd rather address these now while everything is clean and out of the car.
These holes were machined, drilled with a 39/64" bit and then reamed to 0.620". Knurl dia. is 0.627" It's either these studs are soft, or the holes just arent as round as I expected them to be (which they should after I reamed them...). Short of starting over and machining new holes in another set of hubs, what's the best way to fix these? Granted I just pressed the hubs into the knuckles with new bearings. I'd like to avoid pressing them back out and destroying $100 worth of bearings.
Any ideas?
I machined my rear hubs to a 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern and a few of the studs don't seem to be fitting as tight as I'd like them to. They go in snug, but not too tight and generally can be tapped out with a hammer with little effort. I don't expect them to hold up to years of service and I'd rather address these now while everything is clean and out of the car.
These holes were machined, drilled with a 39/64" bit and then reamed to 0.620". Knurl dia. is 0.627" It's either these studs are soft, or the holes just arent as round as I expected them to be (which they should after I reamed them...). Short of starting over and machining new holes in another set of hubs, what's the best way to fix these? Granted I just pressed the hubs into the knuckles with new bearings. I'd like to avoid pressing them back out and destroying $100 worth of bearings.
Any ideas?