Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
StingrayL82 wrote:
After calming down, I went back outside and reassessed the situation. I ended up doing what I should have done in the first place and cut the stud and nut off.
Now I had to deal with Freddy's Irish Anger and fix the dents in the hub. I took the same cutoff wheel and laid it horizontal and got 95% of the stupidity out. I used my Dremel with a small sanding drum and got all of the bumps from the dents out. I then ground a bit off of the dust cap and Bob's your uncle...everything is good to go. No clearance issues, no rubbing, nothing.
So now, instead of needing a new hub and rotor, I just need a couple of new studs.
This project was supposed to help PTSD. Sometimes I think it exacerbates it.
One question -- press-in dust caps or threaded dust caps?
If I could find front hubs for my '73 RM350, with threaded-in dust caps, I'm fairly sure we can find a new hub for you.
You may have the heavier front axle for medium-duty trucks. Those were sometimes put in CB300 and MB300 chassis.
Try the parts stores that specialize medium-duty trucks, like delivery and tow trucks. (They may not be open until Monday.)
I can check my sources but not until Monday or Tuesday.
If it has press-in dust caps, you can clean it up. Just watch the dust caps to make sure they stay put. (You may have to expand them slightly to make them stay put.)
Press-in caps, and I got it fixed. I just need to buy new wheel studs for it.
