I successfully removed the broken head stud from the 1.9 L waterboxer I am working on. It was in there good and tight so I read the various methods described in the archives. Getting a good grip on the stud shaft is difficult and I don't have a stud removal tool so I tried welding a nut onto the end of the stud with my MIG welder. After a couple of failed attempts to get strong weld, I found an 11/16 nut with a thread size somewhat larger than the stud shaft size. With more space around the stud I was able to fill that space with weld and get a good joint. Then I used my air impact wrench and it zipped right out. This was done with the engine out of the vehicle and on an engine stand. -Dyer Lytle in Tucson |
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