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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Exhaust Manifold Stud Removal
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.064111.27665@mr.med.ge.com>
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- References: <1992Aug28.183311.5955@julian.uwo.ca>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 06:41:11 GMT
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- Wayne Smith (wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca) wrote:
- : In article <1992Aug28.160252.16115@news.cs.brandeis.edu> andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang) writes:
- : >>
- : >>I have a broken exhaust manifold stud frozen in my aluminium head. The
- : >>stud piece is about an inch long. I have tryed liquid wrench and some
- : >>vibration to try and loosen it. Does any one know how to remove it ?
- : >>Thanks
- : >>Tom Z
- : >>
- :
- : Get a stud extractor (I don't know if that's the right name or not).
- : It looks like a spark plug socket, but it's got 3 rods in it that grabs the
- : stud when you turn it. They usually come in a box set of 4 or so.
- : You can also use it to put a new stud in. 1" should be enough for it to
- : grab onto. It's a cool tool, and it doesn't wreck the threads.
-
- Note that there are two types of stud extracers. The type mentioned above
- is by far superior, as you don't need all that clearance, and it keeps the
- forces balanced on the stud so as to not break it off. They are all (I
- think) made in Germany, but you can buy them from Snap-On. Rather
- expensive, though, but worth it. The Crapsman version snaps off studs
- if you're not REALLY careful.
-
- Heat is your friend....try that as well.
-
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-
- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
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