[Heybuck]

Someone is trying to pull your pants down mate.

ALL you need is new (or good secondhand) drums front and rear.

The hubs are integral to the front drum. Uses the same bearings as your 8 lugs.

You will have to buy new wheels though.

ian

[roflo619]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

Someone is trying to pull your pants down mate.



ALL you need is new (or good secondhand) drums front and rear.



The hubs are integral to the front drum. Uses the same bearings as your 8 lugs.



You will have to buy new wheels though.



ian

So my current hubs can be pressed out of my 8-lug drums?!? I wonder why this was never told to me by these Pontiac "experts".

This is good news! I would have a reputable machine shop press the hubs off and then install them on my new drums. But what exactly will keep the hub on the drum when they're pressed back together? Something with the studs? The clearance between the center of the drum and the hub?

And I already have a set of 5x5 wheels waiting.

[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by roflo619

So my current hubs can be pressed out of my 8-lug drums?!? I wonder why this was never told to me by these Pontiac "experts".

This is good news! I would have a reputable machine shop press the hubs off and then install them on my new drums. But what exactly will keep the hub on the drum when they're pressed back together? Something with the studs? The clearance between the center of the drum and the hub?

And I already have a set of 5x5 wheels waiting.

No, you are not understanding this. You do NOT have to press anything out. The hub is already cast into the 5 lug drum.

You don't have to go to any machine shop unless you need the drums turning out

An easier explanation is, just take off the front 8 lug brake drum. Look at the hub. The 5 lug drum looks EXACTLY the same inside. Just put the new bearings (if you are replacing the bearings), into your 5 lug drum and slide it over the spindle.

Follow????

[roflo619]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

No, you are not understanding this. You do NOT have to press anything out. The hub is already cast into the 5 lug drum.

You don't have to go to any machine shop unless you need the drums turning out

An easier explanation is, just take off the front 8 lug brake drum. Look at the hub. The 5 lug drum looks EXACTLY the same inside. Just put the new bearings (if you are replacing the bearings), into your 5 lug drum and slide it over the spindle.

Follow????

Thanks for your help. I did understand what you're saying, but maybe you misunderstood what I had.

I just have new front drums WITHOUT hubs. And new rear drums.

I've called my local Pontiac guys and no one has donor front drums with hubs. One guy did, but someone beat me to it by hours.

If you're telling me that my 8-lug drum hubs are the same as the 5-lug drum hubs, couldn't I get my current hubs pressed out so that I can put them on my new 5-lug drums?