how to remove these studs without destroying my hub?

[Harper]

ok guys my first though it heat, but what can i do to remove these left handers so i can install new studs? I hit it with a BFH already scared i will tear something up already bent my brake drum lol

[Lennard]

Hydraulic press

[440]

Normally the BFH works, just make sure the flange is supported behind. A bit of PB blaster or penetrating oil can't hurt either.

A press is another option if you have access.

[alfaitalia]

Two nuts on stud to protect the threads....bfh....whack....job done. Or better still.....take hubs off car...sell on FeeBay, put cash towards proper 4 disc conversion. Then you will be able to stop car without sweaty palms and loss of bowel control!

[Harper]

Or better still.....take hubs off car...sell on FeeBay, put cash towards proper 4 disc conversion. Then you will be able to stop car without sweaty palms and loss of bowel control!

now there is a thought! lol
but i need it to stop before the year 2028 lol

I will seek out a press... thanks guys

[c00nhunterjoe]

Basic oe disc conversion with new spindles is 399.

https://www.performanceonline.com/62-74-MOPAR-Chrysler-Dodge-Plymouth-Disc-Brake-Conversion-Kit-Stock-Spindles/

[John_Kunkel]

The correct way to remove swaged lug studs is to cut away the swaging with a special cutter. Simply pressing them out or using a BFH risks enlarging the holes in the hub so the replacement studs will be loose in the hole. Doing it wrong and getting away with it isn't the same as doing it right.

https://goodson.com/products/swedge-tools

[Harper]

The correct way to remove swaged lug studs is to cut away the swaging with a special cutter. Simply pressing them out or using a BFH risks enlarging the holes in the hub so the replacement studs will be loose in the hole. Doing it wrong and getting away with it isn't the same as doing it right.

ok i never have heard of this. I have always just knocked them out with a hammer (since i do not own a press). Of course its not that often that i have to change out the studs either. I see what your saying.
thanks

[sccachallenger]

The correct way to remove swaged lug studs is to cut away the swaging with a special cutter. Simply pressing them out or using a BFH risks enlarging the holes in the hub so the replacement studs will be loose in the hole. Doing it wrong and getting away with it isn't the same as doing it right.

https://goodson.com/products/swedge-tools

COULDN'T AGREE MORE! I'm assuming you're trashing the studs anyway, so do it correctly and don't ruin the drums!

[Harper]

there is another way to remove them...I used a metabo and cut the heads off and knocked them out the opposite direction. Glad to get those things out. John K you are correct the ridge seals that sucker in there and it just about would not come out without either that drill bit you talked about or the way i did it.

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Metabo as in an angle grinder?
And thanks for the photo image, there's more of a flare/ridge there than I would have expected.

[Harper]

yea me too i never expected it to be that much...glad its gone.

yea grinder basically, i carefully cut the heads off on the back of the wheel stud.

[Harper]

pic 1
factory left handed threads on drivers side of my 69 charger
pic 2
the wheel bearnings with part numbers on 10 inch front drums on my 6 cylinder 69 charger
pic 3
new right hand studs installed (i also installed a new grease seal)

[Harper]

ok so this spring...is broken into, I do not see it in the Hardware brake parts listed for my 69 charger front 10 inch drum brakes. Is it possible that it is two different springs both broken or was it one spring?

[Bronzedodge]

It's been a while since I've bought and drum hardware, but I thought that spring pictured comes with the self-adjuster kit, separate from the regular drum spring kit.  I could be mistaken, as some front drums are not self adjusting.

[Harper]

thanks Bronzedodge!
I had the local parts store order me a kit for the self adjuster, so hopefully it will be in the kit when i get the chance to go by there. If not I will seek it elsewhere.