04-05-2005, 06:31 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Evans,
CO
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 FIA, 347 stroker with Weber 48's, building a '48 Anglia gasser, driving a '55 Chevy resto-rod
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Run a lugnut(I used some old deep socket mag wheel type lugnuts) onto to the stud the then hit it a good whack in the direction it needs to go to align with the ring. You won't hurt them unless you do a "pile driver" hit. You use the gauge periodicaly to check alignment with the trigo pins. Eventually you'll get them all in line and the gauge will slip on and off. It took me about an hour and a half but I was taking my time to get them all adjusted. The wheel then slipped on no problem like the other 3.
You really won't hurt the lugs. I had to adjust the studs on one rear hub on my car. The lugs are hardned metal and it does take some force to bend them back into line. Why/how they are not aligned I haven't a clue unless it was to an accident to the car I got my rearend from.
Good luck
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