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On 6 Oct 98, at 8:54, Erkson, Toby wrote: > the ground! I quickly stopped and, what do you know?, the studs stripped > out of my drum! The threads are in the hub, not the drum. The only time I have seen stripped threads was on a car where the drum had been replaced with a Brazilian drum that had a much thicker web where the bolt passed through. This meant that there was less engagement of the bolt in the hub than intended. An OE drum has about a 1/8" web at the hub, so the surface of the drum blends smoothly onto the hub. If you have a big step there then this is part of your problem. You should also be aware that the torque spec for these bolts (4-bolt wheels) is 92 lb-ft. Tire shops can easily double this with an air wrench, and it is easy to go to 150 by hand with a good breaker bar. I probably have a couple of good used T3 hubs here if you can't find any locally. Don't bother with new, too expensive and probably NLA. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe