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Originally Posted by OL JENNY
A few years ago in either the Model A News or the Restorer, there was a very good article on how to replace the studs on the side mount arm with bolts. This action makes it easier to remove the spare since you can pull it straight up. I can not find the article, and would appreciate help with this article, or other information pertaining to this procedure. Good or Bad? Thanks
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Originally Posted by CarlG
I actually did that with mine. I know the article is out there somewhere, but as I recall, I drove the studs out, & welded nuts on the back side of the plate. Then took the lug nuts, inserted a bolt into the nuts - screwed down tight with Loctite. Then cut the head off the bolt, chamfered the end to make it easy to guide into the welded nut.
For me, it works like a charm.
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Here's where I found the article:
"How to Restore Your Model A" Volume 7, page 94. This was a reprint from MAFCA's The Restorer magazine, but it doesn't say which issue.
Here's pictures of mine: 1) backside 2) front 3) Stud bolt 4) Bolt inserted in welded nut