>From: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>
>However, when I went to take a wheel off so I could drill a
>couple of holes for the pump mounting, I broke off a wheel stud.
>A visit to Dick Nyquist's Amazing GT-6 Museum and Parts Warehouse got
>me a new one.
Once again I am reminded of the difference between repairing a problem
and trying to keep the car original. When I noticed that several of
the lugs on my GT6 MKIII were in sorry shape, I decided that replacing
them with likewise puny and inadequate replacements was an
unsatisfactory solution. I took one to the local auto parts store and
looked through their lug selection and found some Chevy lugs that
could be made to work. The press-fit portion was the same diameter
and length, the head could be machined to fit, and the lug was a WHOLE
lot more substantial.
A visit to a machine shop modified the heads to look like the
originals, and they were installed with no problem. A new set of lug
nuts to fit the new lugs, and I had an assembly that I would actually
be willing to let the tire store use their air wrenches on!
By the way, two suggestions for all: 1) use never-sieze on those
lugs! 2) If you have puny and inadequate lugs such as the stock GT6,
DON'T let the turkeys use the air wrench after you have applied
never-sieze! Lubricated threads result in considerably higher tension
for the same amount of torque, and the tension caused by an air wrench
is too high for those wimpy lugs already!
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--- Kirbert
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