I got the wheel stud out. I used the Moto-tool and a small grinding wheel
(red, coarser than green) to grind off the mushroomed part, and it came
out, with some grunting... three cheers for Vice-Grips!
It buggered up the threads on the hub a bit, nothing I could do about it,
it's because the stud assumed a taper after the end was squashed over-
almost as much as pipe thread, but in reverse; so it didn't get any looser
as I undid it.
Does anyone know offhand the tap size for the hub? If it's american I'm
OK (I have a set up to 1/2", coarse and fine) but if not I'll buy a tap
next time I'm near a store
Anybody got any ideas on how to peen over the end of the new stud once
it's been installed? I was going to put pop-marks in it before I wound it
in and then use a center punch to deform the outside edges; I don't think
I can hit it square on the end without mucking up my bearing clearances.
I don't really want to remove the axles, as the end float is tolerable and
the gears feel ok.
Yet another job for my not-yet-bought MIG welder?
-Malcolm
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