71 cj5 rear studs

So I've finally gotten my drum/hub off my jeep. Just had to buy a huge industrial puller. Now I have a couple options and need some opinions. There is a machine shop about 30 min away where they could cut the swag and press out the studs but they said it would cost about $60 (if there wasn't any trouble). My other thought, can I somehow just cut the studs off with a grinder/cutter without damaging the hole size in the drum and order new studs from autozone? Thoughts?

 

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Woop ... there it is ... I couldn't find it. That was the only way I knew how to subscribe ... Goes to show you how I work on the jeep ... the longest and most complicated way!!

Any thoughts on the bolts?

 

PB Blaster, a hammer and a punch.

 

Harbor Freight get a buddy and go halves on a press.


mike s.

 

When I took mine to the machine shop in they used a hole saw the fit tightly around the stud and drilled a little into the outside face of the drum, just a tiny bit though. I assume they pressed them out though. Seems like they only charged about $15 a drum to then put the studs in I provided from Walck's I believe.