Rogillio Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I have one hub that has 3 of the 5 wheel studs stripped. These are left hand thread.My thinking is to retread the studs with a tap and die set and buy new lugs. How much under size should I go? Should I rethread to right hand thread? Heading to Fastenal tomorrow to look at options. My tap and die set only goes up to about 3/8". If I don't sell this car I will eventually pull the hub, work on the brakes and replace the studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DodgeKCL Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Whoa. Slow down. Wheel bolts/nuts are cut with an interference thread. That means that they are just short of cross threading. This was done to help hold the nuts/bolts on without the use of lock washers. Today the rim is slightly short of sitting flat against the brake drum/hub. When you put on the nut and tighten it down,the rim is pushed down to the brake drum/hub doing the work of a lock washer. It pushes back against the nut "locking" the nut in place. But you can't,to my knowledge,rethread any wheel nut or bolt using a "normal" tap or die. I found this out many years ago when I rethreaded a set of 5 bolts for a '33 Plymouth and they were "loose" even though tight to the brake drum. Conversations with some car guys cleared up the matter. The brake drum had an interference thread and I was trying to put in an American Standard thread. Won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Interesting. I didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Myers carry the nuts and try Dave at Dodge City he may be able to help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) I probably committed an OSHA felony but I think as long as I stay under 80 mph I will be ok....This was my $12 fix. I now have 2 9/16 LH lugs and 3 1/2" RH lugs. I found some better lugs on line but gonna take 2 weeks to get them. Edited January 16, 2016 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I won't tell... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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