Who Can Replace Ex Manifold Studs In Syd?

[silver gts-t]

looking for a guy that can come to my house & replace the studs on the manifold..

i know anyone can do it but what im worried about is, if one snaps and im screwed,

so the person who is replacing them would have to have the facilities to get a snapped stud out just in case

i have already been quoted $160 from a guy out in horsby to get take out and replace all of them..

anyone know off or used someone before???

thanks guys

[T04GTR]

is it leaking? if not dont bother lol

[T04GTR]

160 to replace "all " of thems cheap. c**t of a job. minumum 2-3hrs work

[Slide]

I snapped 2 when removing manifold

Having them drilled cost me $90

I didnt have to pay for call out fee though

[silver gts-t]

dave im changing the manifold to something else all together and i dont want problems down the track with it leaking..

ok looks like ill get this guy to do them 1st go right

anyone know of anyone else also

[Craved]

i was lucky, when mine snapped, i was taking the head off anyway and getting it serviced, so i got mine replaced then

and again i went all new studs and nuts when putting the new one, but exhaust guy replaced them for me..

there is like $40 worth of studs in there, so $120 for that prick of a job is pretty good.

[silver gts-t]

$160 is not with studs included

im getting the studs from nissan at about $1.80 each

[GoldZilla]

Doesn't always work, but often helps: spray heaps of WD40, RP7 or some similar water-displacing stuff some time before you start, then a little bit more just as you begin. Helps ease the stranglehold of the rust making the nuts stick to the studs...

[yogi000]

or your other option is

- lots of wd40 the night before you attack them

- get a set of eazy-outs

- spring loaded center punch

- small compact drill or air drill (recommended)

so if you break em you can still finish the job.

i think its a good idea to change all of them while you can.

[silver gts-t]

thanks for the advice

im hand with my hands but i think this is a bit out of my league, im planning on doing a whole top mount conversion in 1 1/2 days

so yeah... no time to spare

[siksII]

As posted in the other thread (and ill post him up again later for others)

Threadman (Colin)

0414 237 354

He can do it, and he does it for a good price

[silver gts-t]

thanks ill give him a try today..

[Roy]

Make sure everything is cold, plenty of WD and give it a go yourself. If you snap a stud just keep going. At the end IF you have snapped a stud or two call out the experts to remove...or you can be an absolute hack like me and just screw the snapped stuf further in and put one in over the back/top of it....after all it is only an RB20.

Why spend $100 on window dressing an engine you can buy for $600 (LOL i will never try to remove a snapped stud again)

[T04GTR]

hmmm. lots of long fingernails in here.

ie: un screwing broken studs that are flush with the head. mad

[silver gts-t]

spoke to the thread man..

he was a lil bit more costly.. but seemed more experienced at the job..

prob get him to do it

[siksII]

The thread man did what i needed (two studs helicoiled) for very cheap compared to others i called, and i needed him for one last bastard bolt and he came around and did it at late notice for cheap too, so whatever he charges would be about right he isnt the type to rip off thats for sure tell him u found him from guy with the red skyline (me)

[Duncan]

hmm I was lucky when I snapped 2 there was enough thread to get 2 nuts over it and remove as normal.....just have the number on standby if it all goes bad.....but I wouldn't try the helicoil myself....it will probably work but if you snap the helicoil you are *rooted*

[siksII]

hmm I was lucky when I snapped 2 there was enough thread to get 2 nuts over it and remove as normal.....just have the number on standby if it all goes bad.....but I wouldn't try the helicoil myself....it will probably work but if you snap the helicoil you are *rooted*

Duncan, i think you mean if you snap an ezi out, (not a helicoil) in the hole then u are properly screwed

the helicoil is just a new thread they screw into thread they make in the drilled out hole, an ezi out is the stud removal tool which is reverse threaded and u screw into a hole in the broken stud and turn anti clockwise to grab the stud and unscrew it.

using the ezi out is worrying and i wasnt prepared to use on on my head alone either

[ross80]

Dude $160 is dirt cheap.

I was quoted $450 as it is a prick of a job that requires removing the turbo and takes a few hours to do.

Id be taking that deal if I was you.

[silver gts-t]

Dude $160 is dirt cheap.

I was quoted $450 as it is a prick of a job that requires removing the turbo and takes a few hours to do.

Id be taking that deal if I was you.

i plan on removing everything for him, turbo, manifold.. everything

ive taken the turbo off lots of times.. lol

i can remove everything in an hour easy