15-03-2019, 07:41 PM
Hi, Paul
It depends where you are with the state of the car.
If you are doing a full rebuild, without wanting to use it, then new brake cables and replacing studs are probaply what you want to do.
If you want to use the car for a bit, then don't bother with either.
The cables will settle down with a bit of use, and if you have adjustable inboard ends then you can fiddle about and get them to work.
I think a previous recent thread on the forum was of the opinion that loose studs don't matter, of themselves, because they play no part in locating the wheel.
I had a head pull off one, which is a different problem.
They are rivetted on, I think you just put the back of the rivet against something solid and hit the free end with a suitable (ball pein) hammer.
If the rivet is red hot whilst you do this, so much the better. But difficult to do, and not essential, I think.
Cheers
Simon
It depends where you are with the state of the car.
If you are doing a full rebuild, without wanting to use it, then new brake cables and replacing studs are probaply what you want to do.
If you want to use the car for a bit, then don't bother with either.
The cables will settle down with a bit of use, and if you have adjustable inboard ends then you can fiddle about and get them to work.
I think a previous recent thread on the forum was of the opinion that loose studs don't matter, of themselves, because they play no part in locating the wheel.
I had a head pull off one, which is a different problem.
They are rivetted on, I think you just put the back of the rivet against something solid and hit the free end with a suitable (ball pein) hammer.
If the rivet is red hot whilst you do this, so much the better. But difficult to do, and not essential, I think.
Cheers
Simon