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Date:         Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:14:45 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Exhaust bolt snapped off...yikes!!
Comments: To: Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007081009480865@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Interesting to know that VW metal used in those studs is still really hard.

I recall from Beetle days not being able to drill out studs/bolts. Really hard metal.

Ben (or list). I see copper nuts in pics. Do they help resist corrosion in this application?

Cheers,

Neil.

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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 8/10/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote: > I'm face with that probleme each day: > http://www.benplace.com/head3/100_0007.jpg > http://www.benplace.com/head3/100_0007.jpg > http://www.benplace.com/gilles/gilles3.jpg > > You have a few choice but be carefull. First thing to know, if you heat that > thing up a lot and use cold water a few time the stud will harden and there > is no way you will be able to drill in it! So, the best way it to "mig" weld > a nuts on the remaining threads, use cold water to cool down, heat up that > thing with a torch and cool it down a few time... poor cold water on it! go > for a try. BUT, like i sayd, if you break the remainning stup flush with the > head... your are cooked!!!! You won't be able to drill in it. > > Ben > > > On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:23:35 -0300, Tom Rowsell <tom@GEOEXPLOITS.COM> wrote: > > >Ok I might as well advertise my stupidity to the list: While removing the 8 > >exhaust bolts from the heads, I was only successful in extracting 7. I > >twisted the last one off...got too confident/aggressive I guess. So, I'm up > >on blocks with no exhaust, and about 1/2" of bolt sticking out of the > >exhaust port. It's the upper one on the front, drivers side. I'm hesitant to > >do much else, lest I break off the last bit. I'll probably get it towed to > >someone competent, but would like to hear from some "advisors" :) > > > >Thanks > >Tom > >http://tomrowsell.com >

-- Please send me your Vanagon/Westfalia links! http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/home

Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil


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