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> Exhaust stud woes, What's the next step?
saigon71
post Jan 24 2015, 11:39 AM
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Nothing is ever easy on these cars...

My heat exhangers got some oil in them from the bad oil cooler seals, so I decided to pull them for a good cleaning. One exhaust nut was really difficult to remove. Once I finally got it off, I saw that the threads were galled.

Ordered some new exhaust studs.

Went to work removing the old one after researching 914 world.

Heated stud boss with MAP torch & sprayed a bunch of PB blaster.

Welded a nut on the end...nut kept breaking loose without budging the stud, removing small portions off the top of the stud during the six attempts.

Then welded a bar to the remainder of the stud and used an adjustable wrench for leverage. Heat & PB Blaster, working it a little at a time, back & forth. It finally broke free. Reheat & apply more PB. On about the 5th cycle, the stud broke off below the level of the head.

Engine is in the car & I'd like to keep it that way. What are my best options for getting this thing out now...and installing a new stud?

I've had horrible luck with EZ-outs on other applications.

Thanks!

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saigon71   Exhaust stud woes   Jan 24 2015, 11:39 AM
pilothyer   I know this is not what you want to hear, but sinc...   Jan 24 2015, 11:49 AM
Mark Henry   Really hard to do in car. What you did there is s...   Jan 24 2015, 12:03 PM
veekry9   Nothing is ever easy on these cars... ....It fin...   Jan 24 2015, 01:25 PM
larryM   . your question updated you should be able to get...   Jan 25 2015, 01:22 PM
stugray   It can be done as mentioned above, but if you are ...   Jan 25 2015, 11:13 PM
JamesM   Pull the engine now, it will save you in the long ...   Jan 26 2015, 04:58 PM
larryM   X2 assuming you have plenty of money, & can ...   Jan 27 2015, 10:35 PM
Mueller   I botched an attempt at drilling out an exhaust st...   Jan 28 2015, 09:20 AM
9146986   You'll get closer to hitting the center of the...   Jan 28 2015, 09:37 PM
relentless   The stud is broken off below the level of the head...   Jan 29 2015, 04:05 PM
9146986   I didn't mean to sound insulting Saigon, I jus...   Jan 29 2015, 09:48 PM
stugray   A vintage piece of equipment that really works go...   Jan 30 2015, 12:05 AM
saigon71   Thanks for all the advice and suggestions – I gr...   Jan 31 2015, 05:06 PM
saigon71   Made three different fixtures so I could step dril...   Jan 31 2015, 05:31 PM
type47   Go Bob, go! :trophy:   Jan 31 2015, 05:40 PM
saigon71   I am very happy to report that it worked well. Us...   Jan 31 2015, 05:47 PM
mepstein   Wow! You knocked it out of the park. Congrats...   Jan 31 2015, 05:54 PM
saigon71   Glad to have this project done! I’m going t...   Jan 31 2015, 05:59 PM
Cap'n Krusty   "New" exhaust nuts? Good luck finding t...   Jan 31 2015, 07:03 PM
mepstein   "New" exhaust nuts? Good luck finding ...   Jan 31 2015, 07:11 PM
Bartlett 914   "New" exhaust nuts? Good luck finding ...   Feb 1 2015, 12:21 PM
stugray   Would you mind showing a pic of the proper nuts? ...   Feb 1 2015, 01:49 PM
914Mike   I've used brass nuts, never had one get stuck ...   Jan 31 2015, 11:22 PM
relentless   Nice job! I picked up some 8mm copper exhaust...   Feb 1 2015, 01:57 PM
pilothyer   These should work Helicoil Flange Nuts   Feb 1 2015, 02:26 PM
Harpo   These should work Helicoil Flange Nuts This sup...   Oct 1 2015, 06:15 PM
ClayPerrine   I use a Mercedes Benz exhaust manifold nut. Merce...   Feb 1 2015, 06:25 PM
ThePaintedMan   This is one of the most well-thought out and brigh...   Feb 2 2015, 08:00 AM
mepstein   Stomski makes a tool in a kit with all different a...   Oct 1 2015, 04:06 PM
saigon71   Stomski makes a tool in a kit with all different ...   Oct 3 2015, 04:17 PM
wndsnd   I am impressed. It sucks working on your back wit...   Oct 1 2015, 07:39 PM
porsche913b_sp   Dang you the MAN, I like your persistence and not ...   Oct 2 2015, 02:43 PM
saigon71   Dang you the MAN, I like your persistence and not...   Oct 3 2015, 04:22 PM
mepstein   I would think so since there are many different si...   Oct 3 2015, 04:25 PM
ctc911ctc   I started replacing all of my studs with the engin...   Apr 7 2020, 12:26 PM
Bleyseng   I started replacing all of my studs with the engi...   Apr 7 2020, 03:42 PM


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