drilling out lugs from hub, disc brake upgrade

Cuda68Scott said

This thread has me confused, maybe its just the varying direction descriptions that messed me up. Is there a difference in opinion on which direction the studs should be knocked out?

I would be interested in a step by step how they would remove the studs in the setup in the second picture in post 26 above (the complete KH disc hub and rotor)? I have a 4 inch angle grinder, Makita cordless drills, and several big hammers and punches - what other tool(s) would I need?

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Any TNT laying around?:D I kid I kid! No, the studs should always be knocked INTO the the backside area, the factory made this difficult when they swaged the splined shoulder
to retain the front drums to the hub. There are only 3 ways to remove the front drums &/or studs
1) Use a mounted stone on a dremel/die grinder & remove the swage from the stud 'till You can remove the drum &/or knock the studs in conventionally(sssloooooww)
2) The method I posted above, burn right thru the studs w/a grinder removing the swage in the process, poke 'em thru w/a punch.
3) The OP's method, which as AJ already pointed out is removing them the "wrong direction", but makes it possible by "hollowing" the splined section so that it shrinks as it is
driven through. This prevents it from broaching the hole oversize so the new studs will still bite as designed,....also ssloooooww.