Re: [Chrysler300] to peen or not to peen

["Karl Peterson" <longrammopar@xxxx>]

That's why you get those "big bucks" isn't it John....because you have this 
wealth of information I would never have considered, and saved me (again) 
from causing a headache later on. Thanks for the info. That alone has been 
instrumental in making up my mind as to what to do about these L/H studs.

Karl


> From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>
> To: Karl Peterson <longrammopar@xxxx>, Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] to peen or not to peen
> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 19:43:29 -0400
>
> Hi Karl,
>
> Best to find R/H thread drums, at least for the 60 thru 64 version that 
> have
> the drum held on to the hub by the peened-over studs. On later versions 
> that
> have the drum coming off from the hub, it's easy just to change studs.
>
> Trying to remove the peened - over studs without proper ( and unavailable )
> tools will result in damage to the hub. First, one should have the proper
> tool to remove ( cut) the peened-over area. Then , one should have the
> proper tool to re-peen the new studs. Yeah, right...
>
> John




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