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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 7 2017, 08:22 PM (529 Views) | |
| Dom-r30 | Jan 7 2017, 08:22 PM Post #1 |
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Week of night shift. So I can use the car for work, thought perfect time to look at the leaking exhaust stubs. Headers came out of the exhaust stubs easy enough. First worry done. Then the bolt sheared! Nightmare!!!! Question is does the head need to come off or can it be done in situ??? Edited by Dom-r30, Jan 7 2017, 08:23 PM.
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 7 2017, 08:33 PM Post #2 |
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Marquess
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| Davie_M | Jan 7 2017, 09:30 PM Post #3 |
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Tight Git
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try screwing a nut on whats left then weld the end it should unscrew |
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 7 2017, 10:38 PM Post #4 |
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Davie_M. I'm liking that idea! Will look into it tomorrow.
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| motopsycho87 | Jan 8 2017, 10:51 AM Post #5 |
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In my experience that rarely works. Mine was snapped before I even bought it, drilled it, helicoiled, job done. Only use stainless for studs |
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| woodcarver | Jan 8 2017, 05:14 PM Post #6 |
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dom I have a stud extractor you can borrow if you want my son can give it to you in work if you like. |
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 9 2017, 06:14 PM Post #7 |
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Thanks for the offer Woodcarver. Will see how it goes with the welded nut technique, then may be in contact.
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| Davie_M | Jan 9 2017, 09:53 PM Post #8 |
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Tight Git
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give it a good soaking with penetrating fluid for a day or two |
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| Davie_M | Jan 9 2017, 09:54 PM Post #9 |
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done it that way for years with track roller bolts on excavators and dozers also stainless studs are a right fu*** to drill if they snap Edited by Davie_M, Jan 9 2017, 09:55 PM.
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 10 2017, 08:06 PM Post #10 |
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It's seized solid! Welded on a nut which then sheared off the stud flush with the head. Still well worth a try, now to remove the head. A |
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| motopsycho87 | Jan 11 2017, 08:27 AM Post #11 |
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Use Hssco drills or carbide tips, it's like cheese then! |
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| motopsycho87 | Jan 11 2017, 08:28 AM Post #12 |
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You can do it in situe if you're careful. I did 6 out of 8 on my mates r6 with nothing but the radiator out the way. |
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 11 2017, 04:43 PM Post #13 |
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Decided I'm not having the best of luck at the moment, broke my frame to rngine oil filter somehow, so took the head off last night and dropped it to the engine builders this morning. Hoping to have it back by the weekend.
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| Ant P | Jan 13 2017, 01:49 PM Post #14 |
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I had the same problem. Managed to drill it in situ but would have been easier if head was removed. My advice....use the best drill bits you can get hold of. I used some crap ones to no avail until i got a set of erbaur bits. I started small with a center punch and got gradually bigger. That way i didnt need to heli coil |
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 15 2017, 06:32 PM Post #15 |
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Head back from machinist. Broken stud machined out, and bottom left hand stud had been broken previously. This one had been M8 helicoiled and another stud sheared in that Helicoil, which had then been drilled and helicoiled M6. Machinist removed all this and fitted a nice M8 thread insert. Re-assemble it all tomorrow.
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| Davie_M | Jan 15 2017, 08:11 PM Post #16 |
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Tight Git
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Good to see its out |
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| motopsycho87 | Jan 15 2017, 09:06 PM Post #17 |
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Helicoilception.... Have never heard of that before!! |
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| Dom-r30 | Jan 16 2017, 09:29 PM Post #18 |
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Spent the day in the garage and now all back together. Sounds much crisper on the throttle now the header isn't leaking horrendously! Can't wait for the test ride tomorrow.
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| woodcarver | Jan 17 2017, 02:12 AM Post #19 |
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Been trying to talk my place into buying a set of timeserts. Tight wads won't buy them. |
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