bob, the rear studs are in the hub, not the drum.  you take off the
drum, and then pound out the studs.  i replaced my stock ones with
benT's longer aftermarket studs.

one thing to note.  take an old lugnut and put it on the end of the old
stud before you start beating.  that way you can keep your studs happy
on removal and use them again if you ever need to.  i also used an old
lugnut to pull the studs through the hub plate; without taking the hub
off the stub axle, it's impossible to get the studs to pull through
without some kind of puller.  i just wound on a lugnut until the
splines were completely through, one stud at a time.  the top end of
the splines cut a groove into the lugnut, but when you're done you've
got a studpuller.

it's a pain, but an hour or so will do it.

glad to hear you submitted to your passion...

b

On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 11:06 AM, Bob Stevens wrote:

> Please! I'm transferring my factory alloys from my "old" Westy to my
> "new"
> Westy Syncro ('91 to '87). I can see that the rears are going to need
> longer
> studs/bolts. I've seen some discussion about this topic on here but am
> interested in where to get them. Is it much of a project to remove the
> drums
> and "beat" out the old studs? (not so much the drum removal but the
> stud
> removal)
> Thanks in advance for any info....
> Bob Stevens
>
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