The end result of my efforts in the task of replacing the lugs and having
stripped holes in the hub was that I had to replace the hub. I used red locktite
and peening - big mistake!
The two stripped lugs spun when trying to torque the lug nuts while attaching
the wheel. Now I have a wheel that I can't get off the car because I can't
remove the lug nuts - the lugs are spinning. After much aggravation trying to
solve this problem the wrong way, I bought 3 extremely hard and expensive drill
bits (different sizes) as well as a quality drill motor and drilled out the
offending lugs in about 10 minutes time each. In the case of the front hubs,
used ones are plentiful and cheap and I had many offers from fellow listers for
which I'm eternally grateful.
I don't know about the TR3 rear hubs though. I think red locktite might be OK
but I wouldn't tack weld. If they're splined or reeded in place like a TR4A and
stripped like mine were - I'd replace the hub. Having a wheel that can't be
removed because the lugs are spinning is probably not as bad as the water pump
thing I just read but is pretty close. Now that my wheels are OK, the water pump
will probably be my next stroke of LBC luck!
Mark A. Evans
1966 TR4A IRS CTC63970 LO 'Tressy'
markaevans@mindspring.com
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