Pressing in axle studs??

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Chief McGee - 04 Sep 2006 20:22 GMT

I just drilled out the axle hubs to 49/64ths. Now am going to press in the
new 5/8" studs for racing. Question is: do I lubricate the serrations on
the studs before pressing them into the holes? If so, with what? Or do I
do it dry?

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Dave Baker - 04 Sep 2006 20:26 GMT

>I just drilled out the axle hubs to 49/64ths. Now am going to press in the
> new 5/8" studs for racing. Question is: do I lubricate the serrations on
> the studs before pressing them into the holes? If so, with what? Or do I
> do it dry?

As you've just said you've drilled the holes about 4mm bigger than the studs
I doubt if lubrication makes much difference.

PS - when are you yanks going to become au fait with metric? Or French for
that matter.

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* - 04 Sep 2006 21:37 GMT

Dave Baker <DaveBaker@nowhere.com> wrote in article
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> >I just drilled out the axle hubs to 49/64ths. Now am going to press in the
> > new 5/8" studs for racing. Question is: do I lubricate the serrations on
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> As you've just said you've drilled the holes about 4mm bigger than the studs
> I doubt if lubrication makes much difference.

I DO believe that while the studs and threaded area are, indeed, 5/8", you
JUST MIGHT find that the shoulders are somewhat larger - MAYBE just large
enough to be a press fit into oh, let's say a 49/64" hole.

A lot of speed shops in the US sell these stud kits complete with 20 studs,
nuts, and a 49/64" drill.

I haven't seen too many studs falling out of their hubs and/or axles in the
pits lately.

> PS - when are you yanks going to become au fait with metric? Or French for
> that matter.
> --

Some would suggest we have not gotten a grasp on tolerances as close as
1/64" yet.....You want us to tackle Metrics?

LOL!!!!

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George - 05 Sep 2006 17:17 GMT

>...
>
>PS - when are you yanks going to become au fait with metric? Or French for
>that matter.

If god meant for us to use metric, he would have given us 10 fingers.

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sdlomi2 - 06 Sep 2006 13:59 GMT

>>...
>>
>>PS - when are you yanks going to become au fait with metric? Or French for
>>that matter.
>
> If god meant for us to use metric, he would have given us 10 fingers.

...or HE could have given us feet hanging from one end and inches
hanging from the middle...

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