Another M670 question

1070BK

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I keep coming up with questions on my new tractor. My rear rims are quite rusted from fluid leaking and will have to be replaced sometime. My question. Are the bolts that hold the rim clamps on bolts or studs? They are all in very bad shape and are going to be very hard to save.
 
(quoted from post at 12:09:15 08/12/16) I keep coming up with questions on my new tractor. My rear rims are quite rusted from fluid leaking and will have to be replaced sometime. My question. Are the bolts that hold the rim clamps on bolts or studs? They are all in very bad shape and are going to be very hard to save.

They are studs. I hope you have good luck with that, I have a rim and center that I could not get separated and still cant.
 
You will have a tractor or two to show as well there won't ya? My wife and I will be there with tractors and lots of memorabilia to look at. We are from Brownstown IL.
 
Yes we are trying to get a tractor drive going from Carlyle to the show on monday Labor day because many dont have trailers. Hoping to have about 12 to 15 on tractor drive.
 
What I did on my UTS with the rusty rims:

Take the tire off. (I know. It was easier said than done.)

Then take a sawsall and cut through the rim. I am thinking I cut beside the drive block that was riveted to the rim so I wouldn't cut into the center. Then I could use pry bars and cold chisels to free the rim from the center. The way I remember it now, It wouldn't budge until I cut it, then when I started driving chisels between the rim and center, a big chunk of mostly rust just fell out and then it was almost free.

I don't know what size the nuts are on the clamps. I got some from McMaster Carr for a ZTS once. (like fronts on an RTI) But I had to order "heavy Hex" or heavy duty nuts to get the right wrench-size ones. I bet they would have the studs too. I think I had to order a box of 50 or 100 to get 12, though.
 
I use a lot of heat unscrew studs replace them and as far as the wheel being stuck I've seen people go as far as hooking another tractor to it and still not pull if off. Cutting torch if it's no good.
 
I use a lot of heat unscrew studs replace them and as far as the wheel being stuck I've seen people go as far as hooking another tractor to it and still not pull if off. Cutting torch if it's no good.
 

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