At 12:06 PM 9/3/02 -0600, you wrote: >Please! I'm transferring my factory alloys from my "old" Westy to my "new" >Westy Syncro ('91 to '87). I can see that the rears are going to need longer >studs/bolts. I've seen some discussion about this topic on here but am >interested in where to get them. Is it much of a project to remove the drums >and "beat" out the old studs? (not so much the drum removal but the stud >removal) Hmmm... I don't know what it'll take to get the studs outta the hub but I expect it's a lot of pounding. If you can get the castellated Axle Nut off of both vans why not swap the wheel hubs and leave the studs in 'em... Unless I'm completely missing a section of my Bentley, the rear hubs are the same. |
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