The shop that replaced the loose lug bolts on my hubs, tack welded them to the back of the hub. The new bolts didn't fit so tight anymore. Is that an ok solution? Or should I be looking for new hubs with new bolts? I like it that I can now take the drums off without the hubs.

Thanks,
Travis

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69 Valiant Sygnet. 273 V-8
You're only as good as your last u-turn.

No they screwed up your hubs by not cutting the swaged area of the original studs before pressing them out now you need anouther set of hubs.

Brian

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63 Plymouth Valiant Wagon

I think you're going to have to catch me up here. How did you end up with loose wheel studs in the first place? Tack welding the replacement studs I would be alright with in the short term until the hub(s) can be replaced. Is it safe to assume you have 10" drum front brakes?

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Joshua

This all started with my left front hub. When I picked up the car after some suspension work one of the hub bolts was spinning in the hub. The car went back to the shop and they pressed out all five bolts and tack welded the new ones in so they wouldn't spin.

Now for the right side. I needed to replace the drum as I wanted to do a full brake job. The new drums are not here yet and since I had some time I pulled the drum and hub and dropped them off at a local shop (different from the first since they are on holiday). They pressed out the old hub bolts. 4 new bolts went in tight but one was loose so they tack welded all five.

And that's where I'm at. I don't really want to replace the hubs unless I've got a safety issue. I've looked around but haven't found new ones for sale. Is that even an option?

Thanks,
Travis

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69 Valiant Sygnet. 273 V-8
You're only as good as your last u-turn.

As bcschief (Brian) posted you can't just press out a wheel stud without cutting off the swedging. The swedging retains the drum to the hub, but it's a wide spot on the stud and will tear up the hub if not removed before the stud is pressed or driven out. Back when I had a '66 Dart as a daily driver I had to buy a used drum because I had a bad hub. Drum hubs aren't available new.

So long as you use hub-centric wheels you shouldn't have a safety problem. I don't like what the repair shops have been doing for you. One screwed up a stud and didn't fix it. When you took it back they damaged the hub. Sound like the second shop may have done the same thing.

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Joshua

I'm definitely still looking for a decent machine shop in Brooklyn. If anyone has a recommendation I'll take it.

Ok so what should I be worried about with this setup? And is my best bet to start asking around for hubs that are already off the drums? I'd like to have the brakes set up so the hubs and drums are not pressed together. Is this a junk yard search?

Thanks
Travis

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69 Valiant Sygnet. 273 V-8
You're only as good as your last u-turn.

I live on Washington State so I can't help you with a machine shop.

If you want good hubs look in parts for sale here, post in parts wanted, look at www.car-part.com, etc. If you don't want the drums swedged to the hubs you'll probably have to find a competent machine shop. You might be lucky enough to find a seller willing to have the drums properly removed from the hubs.

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Joshua