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hi how are you all.

i just wanted to know if anyone knew someone around melbourne that can remove broken manifold studs. 6 of the 12 studs have snapped and i need them out of the header as soon as possible.

i have heard of people that can remove studs, tried searching the forums but had no luck!

if you know of people either mobile, or a mechanic shop that can do it and how much they charge, id love to know!

thanks for your time

Dave

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most mobile Mechs should be able to do this, depends if they want to, they are tough to get to and tougher to get out, spray CRC on them to make it easier, just a lttle squirt on each one every hour or so, the more the merrier.

i had this same problem with the first stud.. depending on how far in they have snapped, you might have to get them drilled out..

also make sure if decide to drill them out that you are REALLY careful when u get it done, i left this job to a bodgy mechanic and he drilled through the block into the head.. i realised this cause oil started leaking from there recently.. i had to get a thread proffesional to make a bigger hole to fit a bigger stud and seal the whole..

Edited by MKDR33

you can drill them yourself (right down the middle of the stud) and buy a device called a stud removed from a place like repco

it goes into the hole and has metal parts that open out and get stuck into the stud. you then can turn it out

if they break though your in dire strife as their metal is incredibly hard and most drills will struggle

hi, thanks for the replys.

i know its a huge job! we tried one stud with an easy out.. wasn't very easy!! didnt continue coz i didnt want to make the problem worse!

my friends dad was a mechanic for years, yet he didnt want to touch it!

I just called "the thread doctor" he will come to me and for the 6 studs removed will cost $120ish + if he needs to fix the one i've stuffed up. sounds good to me coz my cars been off the road for nearly a month now! baught a highflow turbo,manifold and dump... i'll see how it all goes!

Edited by hijaked

Found that typically its always the cyl 1 and 6 studs which will break, top and bottom ones as the heat wants to flex/pull the outside more then the inside, plus from 10-15 yrs worth of hot/cold hot/cold they become brittle and break easily. If your ever taking manifold off, change all of the studs and nuts. Make sure you use proper cone nuts too, dont use nyloc, or plain with spring washers, i shouldnt have to explain why. good luck with the studs.

yea im gonna pay the 'doc' the extra few bob to replace the rest. and im replacing the bolts and gaskets of the manifold, turbo and dump. three at the front and three at the back have snapped, i could imagine how much of a bitch it would be trying to get the middle ones out with the struts in the way..

yay driving 2 cars to the country today (3 hours away) and then towing my car back with one... lucky petrol is like 50 bucks a litre these days :s

whoops i meant $160 for the 6... but im quite happy to pay LOTS more.. i want my blody car on the road

Edited by hijaked

Daves towing service - reasonable rates!

estimated total towning time <4 hours

actual towing time 9 hours!!

long story short:..traffic... got to counrty to find out the trailors winch is screwed... car is very low for shit trailor... country boy(me) can't read maps and heads to geelong insted of essendon :D

omg towing couldn't be so much fun!!!

had the the thread doctor come to me.

i recomend him, he does a very good job! really happy, cheaper than what i expected, cheaper than what he quoted and fixed my mangled one for free!

now its time to put my car back together!! :domokun:

I just had 3 studs removed (cyl 1 top,cyl 5 top and cyl 6 top) tried drilling them out and using a screw extractor but had no luck (even broke the screw extractor off inside the stud) so took it to my mechanic and he tig welded a nut on each of the broken studs, they all came out easy as!!!!cant believe noone else has thought of doing that :P;):D:whistling:

i was gonna organise a friend i know from the country to tig weld mine out.

but i didnt want to wait around, plus theres no hoist at my place for when i put it all back together :(

we were also going to mig weld it, with the pool idea. lots of people have mig welders. if the engine was out, hell i could even do it! but its just too tight. plus theres the chance of warping the head, i know its little but i dont have the money if it ever did f**k up. im sure changing the head would be a cheap fun job!

All well and good if some of the stud is still poking out of the side! Mine's snapped off inside, and there's a little bit left in there. =-[

Noone like the thread doctor in Sydney??

Dont remember the guys name but i had all mine done a few weeks back (HEAPS cheaper than having to have the head pulled off, drilled and retapped like i was going to have done...

As i recall i got change from a $100 bill (incl. new studs to put in :()

The guy drove over in his van, didnt have to take the car anywhere (which was good because it was in pieces)

Action Thread Repairs is the name, PM me if you want a phone #

Goodluck!!!

I added a pic of one of the studs, you can see he didnt drill all the way through any of the studs so nothing inside was touched :D

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