You're right. The current situation doesn't look good.
Like you said, the disc isn't center by anything.
Plus, neither the disc "nor" the wheel is hub centric centered.
And is it just me, or does there appear to be a lack of clamping force because the nut can't spin down far enough on the lug even with the wheel on it? And the serrations on the lug have been worn down by the disc rattling around on it? It looks like the lugs have to go.
Are the lugs original equipment? I doubt it. They don't look like original left-hand threads on the driver side.
Maybe the whole problem is just like you said, the wrong lugs were installed trying to accommodate the disc.
It looks like the lugs are the wrong diameter "and" the wrong clamp length.
From what I can see from the pictures, it looks like the thing to do is remove the lugs and resize the existing holes for the lugs you need. That's assuming the disc holes aren't enlarged from the rattling.
Or, re-clock the disc holes in a different location and the right size for the new lugs that you need anyway, assuming those lugs aren't the right clamp length. Redrilling the disc "right" is a pain, and $$$$$$$$$$.
Are the disc any good? Do you know what they are? Can you get more of them?
Getting the lugs out is a pain if they are OE. But they're not because they would have been destroyed when the original drum was removed to do the disc job.
Even if the lugs were properly removed the first time, don't hammer them out on the car because that tapered hub is very subject to bending unless they are pressed out. It can't take the pounding that a later one-piece axle can.
So, do you have the tool to remove the hub from the axle so you can press the lugs out?
It's going to be interesting to see how this turns
You're right. The current situation doesn't look good.
Like you said, the disc isn't center by anything.
Plus, neither the disc "nor" the wheel is hub centric centered.
And is it just me, or does there appear to be a lack of clamping force because the nut can't spin down far enough on the lug even with the wheel on it? And the serrations on the lug have been worn down by the disc rattling around on it? It looks like the lugs have to go.
Are the lugs original equipment? I doubt it. They don't look like original left-hand threads on the driver side.
Maybe the whole problem is just like you said, the wrong lugs were installed trying to accommodate the disc.
It looks like the lugs are the wrong diameter "and" the wrong clamp length.
From what I can see from the pictures, it looks like the thing to do is remove the lugs and resize the existing holes for the lugs you need. That's assuming the disc holes aren't enlarged from the rattling.
Or, re-clock the disc holes in a different location and the right size for the new lugs that you need anyway, assuming those lugs aren't the right clamp length. Redrilling the disc "right" is
You're right. The current situation doesn't look good.
Like you said, the disc isn't center by anything.
Plus, neither the disc "nor" the wheel is hub centric centered.
And is it just me, or does there appear to be a lack of clamping force because the nut can't spin down far enough on the lug even with the wheel on it? And the serrations on the lug have been worn down by the disc rattling around on it? It looks like the lugs have to go.
Are the lugs original equipment? I doubt it. They don't look like original left-hand threads on the driver side.
Maybe the whole problem is just like you said, the wrong lugs were installed trying to accommodate the disc.
It looks like the lugs are the wrong diameter "and" the wrong clamp length.
From what I can see from the pictures, it looks like the thing to do is remove the lugs and resize the existing holes for the lugs you need. That's assuming the disc holes aren't enlarged from the rattling.
Or, re-clock the disc holes in a different location and the right size for the new lugs that you need anyway, assuming those lugs aren't the right clamp length. Redrilling the disc "right" is a pain, and $$$$$$$$$$.
Are the disc any good? Do you know what they are? Can you get more of them?
Getting the lugs out is a pain if they are OE. But they're not because they would have been destroyed when the original drum was removed to do the disc job.
Even if the lugs were properly removed the first time, don't hammer them out on the car because that tapered hub is very subject to bending unless they are pressed out. It can't take the pounding that a later one-piece axle can.
So, do you have the tool to remove the hub from the axle so you can press the lugs out?
It's going to be interesting to see how this turns out.
What do you think I should do exactly? I’m mechanically inclined and just frustrated at this point and don’t want to do the wrong thing
