Replacing 67 Cuda front wheel studs - not so easy

The front wheel studs are staked or "swaged' to hold the drum to the hub assembly. You don't really need to have the drums staked to the hubs, as the lug nuts will keep it all together.

To remove the swaged stud:

Take a grinder to the flared/swaged area on the outside/front of the drum and grind it down some.

then pound the studs out from the front to the rear.


Press in and maybe tack weld the new studs to the hub. Do not swage/stake the new studs to the drum, they will be held in place when the lug nuts are tightened.