Best deal is to weld the old holes shut and then drill the new pattern to accept 1/2" screw in studs rather than the knurled press ins. That way there is very close to the same amount of meat left between the stud and the lip of the flange as there was on the old 7/16 knurled press in studs.


Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks. But: Don't fix it, if it Works!