Karl, At this point I'm wondering if anything is going to break them loose - the one I broke was one of the better ones. It snapped off in an area of no corrosion (full cross-section) after flexing (torsion) about a quarter turn. I do have room to weld a nut on it (great idea!), but I feel the kind of torque I've applied so far will just twist it off. Should I be using an impact driver, heat or what? Pistons and all are removed, with most necessary new parts for re-assembly sitting in a box ready to go. This is frustrating! Thanks for the advice! -----Original Message----- From: Karl Mullendore <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Removing head studs
>A trick I've used on these is to weld a nut onto the broken end of the stub. >This has worked well,even on those that have broken WAY down in the water >jackets. Of course,you'll need to remove the cylinders and pistons for this! >Have fun! > >Karl > |
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