[MR2] Studs

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/10 4:22:40 PM, hillman at planet-torque.com writes:

> Wait, what?  Why would one care about the straightness or integrity of 
> the stud that you're banging out?  The only reason to remove them is to 
> replace them, isn't it?  In other words, it's already junk.
> 
For perspective, the car en subject has DRUM BRAKES. It is not a 
performance machine as I understand them. In such cases I don't junk perfectly good 
wheel studs, nor does anyone else. With most postwar drum brakes, they are 
held on by rust and a couple of tinnerman clips. And the main reason for 
removing studs is to lessen the pressure needed from the press to push things 
apart- if thats what you're using to disassemble. Cheers- J DeRyke