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Sheared pins from hub.
Early Contemporary w/ 427 and Jag rear end.
Pulled the wheels off to do some work. One spinner was really stuck on, a lot harder than I installed it. Though I might have forgot the antisieze... well that wasn't it. Turns out, had sheared off all 6 pins on the driver's rear and the mag wheel had tightened itself into the hub...
What's the resolution/options - can the pins just be replaced? New 6 pin replacement hub? More traditional "modern" replacement hub?
Edit: I understand the pins are threaded in and generally replaceable - I guess what I"m asking is that the best solution? Will they break again? Is there a better option?
The curious thing, is last time I had the wheel off, they seemed good on visual inspection. And I know the car has been driven moderately in that time, no hard launches/aggressive shifting that should have been putting excess loading on the rear end. No stoplight dragstrip heroics. Are the pins that weak or was something else amiss?
Last edited by MD427; 02-23-2023 at 08:22 AM..
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