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G'day guys, I need some help with removing a broken exhaust stud.

Top row - closest to the firewall, I don't have a drill small enough to fit between the block and those 2 air con pipes, so I need someone with a right angle drill, apparently there are people who drive around and do this professionally.

Anybody in Perth able to help me out?

Vehicle is sitting in my driveway in Swan View, not moving.

Here's a pic of the thing.

Stud is snapped off approx. 5+mm inside the block.

-Nic

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Yeah but I couldnt see anyone that could come do it in my driveway. The car is in a thousand pieces and isnt rego'd, so I can't move it unless I somehow re-assemble it with a really bad exhaust leak, and try for a temporary movement permit. Just as hard as pulling the whole engine out and doing it myself, but I'd rather just pay someone $100 to come do it for me in 2 minutes flat.

Stupid Ceffy.

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G'day guys, I need some help with removing a broken exhaust stud.

Top row - closest to the firewall, I don't have a drill small enough to fit between the block and those 2 air con pipes, so I need someone with a right angle drill, apparently there are people who drive around and do this professionally.

Anybody in Perth able to help me out?

Vehicle is sitting in my driveway in Swan View, not moving.

Here's a pic of the thing.

Stud is snapped off approx. 5+mm inside the block.

-Nic

Hey mate

you can buy a angle adaptor at bunnings for $15 or so wich fits into a normal dril, thats how i removed my broken studs. hope that helps

Cheers

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Got the f**ker out with Adam's help (Living Legend that bloke is)

Dispenced about half a small can of WD40, drilled the whole way through the stud, then tried a screw extractor (the round windey type), which didnt work, I had a small set of different type of extractors that are like a square set, you hammer them in and twist. Worked like a charm.

The drill ended up being off centre. The regular extractors were slipping at both ends, so advice for anyone follwoing, or anyone who ends up in this thread in the future (searching, google, whatever) is to use the squarred wedge in type.

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