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Stu_HR

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  1. Thanks, Pete. I'll bring the cash. Looks like a 30 minute drive for me - looking forwards to it!
  2. Pete, that would be marvellous and a damned good excuse to get out to Shillington. Obviously, I won't be in the Spit but it will be great to meet some fellow masochists enthusiasts after all these years as a silent TSSC member. How much do I need to bring for the deposit?
  3. I'm in Hatfield, Pete. Does anyone in Herts/beds area have one of those heavy-duty "Churchill" pullers? Otherwise, I'm thinking of giving this a try: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-SPITFIRE-GT6-HERALD-VITESSE-REAR-HUB-PULLER-FOR-HIRE-/171897960090?hash=item2805eab69a
  4. I've just removed the studs by refitting the wheel nuts and using a rubber mallet to gently tap around the flats, then the end and repeating this process until they incrementally drifted out. None of them were particularly stubborn so I don't think I've introduced any more distortion into the flange. I've put a steel rule across the hub and boy, were you right, Pete! Across a central plane, the flanges of the hub are set back from the centre, giving over 1mm of see-saw action when I locate the drum on the hub. This explains why the old drum was cracked with the wheel bolts torqued down! Not something a file is going to help with and now I'm wondering if its beyond repair...
  5. Thanks, chaps. Some gentle tapping after work tomorrow...
  6. Thanks, Pete. Do studs just drift out with some gentle persuasion and something to protect the surface being "persuaded"?
  7. I'm attempting to recommission a '78 1500 that has been standing for 10 years+. I've refurbished the brake and clutch hydraulics and discovered the LH brake drum has two cracks in the surface that mates to the hub. Having bought new ones, I think I may have found why the cracks are there - neither the old or the new drum will fit over the centre hub and I think the previous owner just tightened the wheel nuts up to force the drum on. I've reversed the drum to makes sure it is not fouling on the shoes, etc. and they very nearly fit - it seems to be a fraction out and the drum rocks on a particular plane. If I rotate the drum. the point at which it rocks remains static, suggesting that perhaps the hub is slightly out of true. Has anyone experienced something like this? Getting frustrated now and tempted to dig out the dremel grinder attachments...
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