Loose wheel bolts

[BusinessC]

All five bolts on my left front wheel have turned loose. I am not able to press them out for replacement.

Anyone have any idea how to fix the problem.

I was lucky enough to remove the wheel and the drum, but I do not like to weld the bolts to the castiron drum-

[DonaldSmith]

What make and year car?  The older ones have bolts threaded into the hub (left hand left side, right hand right side).  Cars these days have studs pressed into the hubs and wheel nuts, like the ones that Ralphey spilled all over the sides of the road.  ("Oh, Fudgggge")

[_shel_ny]

Replace the drum. You can use a left or right drum. Only difference is thread direction for the nuts.

 

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Or take it some place that can remove the studs, and have new ones pressed in. I do not have the # for new studs, but the procedure has been posted here before. Shop doing the work would probably have #'s.

Edited August 21, 2015 by shel_ny

[Plymouthy Adams]

simple fix is the pressing in of modern stud...do all four if you wish and go with right hand thread and forget the lefty loosie...it is not like you having to drill and index...I would also suggest a stud with threads a bit longer for if you were to go with modern wheels, per my experience often just a 1/4 or 5/16 spacer will be ample to clear the tie rod ends...