Front Hub/Drum
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Front Hub/Drum
Hey guys,
I've been working on my front brakes and got the hubs pressed out of the drums. I have read various places that I can get new studs pressed into the hubs and then put the drum on just like the rear is held on. I called napa, and they quoted me 150 dollars to do this. Now I was originally quoted 250 for the brake job so this seems a little off.
Aidan
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I've been working on my front brakes and got the hubs pressed out of the drums. I have read various places that I can get new studs pressed into the hubs and then put the drum on just like the rear is held on. I called napa, and they quoted me 150 dollars to do this. Now I was originally quoted 250 for the brake job so this seems a little off.
Aidan
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Alright, I'm totally stumped on my front brakes. I hear different things from everywhere and everyone.
I'll start at the beginning:
1. Finally figure out how to get the hub off so I get the drum off too.
2. Passenger side is so worn that there is no brake pad on one of the shoes. Just bare metal. Drum = trash.
3. Drivers side has a leaky wheel cylinder, wasn't applying any pressure so Drum = good.
4. Get hubs pressed out of drum. Am told from different places that I can get new studs pressed into the hubs so that the drum fits just like the rear does.
5. Call Napa. They say you can't do this, but offer to put the whole assembly back together for 150$...Not what I wanted to hear.
6. I'm stumped I don't know whether I need Napa to press everything back together, or look somewhere else to find someone who will put new studs in my hub that will work with the drums just like the rear does.
Any advice would be awesome, I'm so lost right now.
I'll start at the beginning:
1. Finally figure out how to get the hub off so I get the drum off too.
2. Passenger side is so worn that there is no brake pad on one of the shoes. Just bare metal. Drum = trash.
3. Drivers side has a leaky wheel cylinder, wasn't applying any pressure so Drum = good.
4. Get hubs pressed out of drum. Am told from different places that I can get new studs pressed into the hubs so that the drum fits just like the rear does.
5. Call Napa. They say you can't do this, but offer to put the whole assembly back together for 150$...Not what I wanted to hear.
6. I'm stumped I don't know whether I need Napa to press everything back together, or look somewhere else to find someone who will put new studs in my hub that will work with the drums just like the rear does.
Any advice would be awesome, I'm so lost right now.
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The guy who pressed my hubs out of the drums said I could just get the old studs out with a hammer, will this ruin the hubs or is it ok to do? Also, what is the deep well socket for?
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use a large punch and one good whack with a large hammer will knock the stud out.
I made a great punch for this out of an inner tie rod for a rack and pinion. just cut the ball pivot end off. Then took 2 nuts and torqued them together as the hammer target. Works well for putting them back in as well.
I made a great punch for this out of an inner tie rod for a rack and pinion. just cut the ball pivot end off. Then took 2 nuts and torqued them together as the hammer target. Works well for putting them back in as well.
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To press the studs into the hubs do this. Put the stud in the hole (facing the correct direction) and gently tap it with a hammer to get it to stay there. Put an appropriate length deep well socket over the stud that is long enough so it's insides are about 1/2" deeper than the length of what the stud will be from face of hub to tip of stud. I.E if the stud will eventually be sticking out of the hub 1 1/2" once pressed in the insides of the socket has to be 2" deep. Open the vise wide enough to put socket,stud,and hub in it. Put the back of the stud up against one vise jaw and the end of the socket against the other jaw. Hold parts steady and crank the vise closed untill assembly gets tight and stud all the way in. This way the socket pushes on the hub which holds it still and the vise is pushing the stud in.
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To press the studs into the hubs do this. Put the stud in the hole (facing the correct direction) and gently tap it with a hammer to get it to stay there. Put an appropriate length deep well socket over the stud that is long enough so it's insides are about 1/2" deeper than the length of what the stud will be from face of hub to tip of stud. I.E if the stud will eventually be sticking out of the hub 1 1/2" once pressed in the insides of the socket has to be 2" deep. Open the vise wide enough to put socket,stud,and hub in it. Put the back of the stud up against one vise jaw and the end of the socket against the other jaw. Hold parts steady and crank the vise closed untill assembly gets tight and stud all the way in. This way the socket pushes on the hub which holds it still and the vise is pushing the stud in.
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