Re: [T3] stripped lug holes - yikes!

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 23:27, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 12 Aug 2002, at 11:28, boinger wrote:
> 
> > everything went fine, except that when I went to bolt everything back
> > up, I came to the horrid realization that 3 of the 4 lug holes were
> > stripped!
> 
> You mean the new drums were stripped? Are 67 drums one piece or 2?
> 

> > I had known one seemed to be giving way, but having only one good lug
> > just floored me.  And had been on the highway the day before!
> 
> I'm gonna assume you have 2 piece drums and the part that is stripped is 
> the hub, not the drum. 
> 
> > So, anyway, the question is, what can I do?  Can I just Helicoil them? 
> > (I would think not, but, I don't want to presume).  Are replacement hubs
> > expensive, if I have to go that route?
> 
> I think they could be fixed with a Helicoil if you could find someone who had 
> the Helicoil tool in that size. (I wonder if it is the same thread as a spark 
> plug???)  Otherwise, I have a good used hub.
>

The lug bolts are 14x1.5mm thread. this is a medium course thread,
not the same as the spark plugs.

 
> The only other time I have seen someone strip out the hub holes was when 
> they were sold some Brazilian replacement hubs which were cast in one 
> piece. In that case the cast side flange on the replacement was considerably 
> thicker than the OE part, which has a cast-in steel side flange set in the cast 
> iron drum. The thicker flange kept the OE bolts from engaging enough 
> thread, and the hub eventually stripped. If this is your problem, I would 
> recommend that you return the drums with your complaint that they are 
> unsafe, explaining why, and should not be sold unless they have longer lug 
> bolts to sell along with them. Of course this can also get you into trouble, 
> because if the bolts are TOO long they can hit things inside the drum and 
> destroy your brakes.
> 
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Russ Wolfe
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