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Those are classic easy-outs BUT...
Posted by RayF (more from RayF) on Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:36:45
In Reply to: Re: a good shop can take it out, camm [Profile/Gallery]
, Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:30:24
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...more trouble than they're worth, in my book.
As you turn them in, they force outward on the broken stud, and usually expand it and lock it tighter into place.
There are better shapes, including cross-shaped cross section ones with no taper that I have a set of, bought from a Snap-On truck.
But I'm with Zaab, it's more trouble than it's worth to try to do it yourself, if you have a head you can take to a shop to do it for you. The biggest problem is getting that center punch to land dead center in the stud, and drilling the hole dead center.
If it runs off into the aluminum head thru the side of the stud, your hole won't work very well to remove the stud.
I have drilled holes and then used a tiny three-corner file to cut thru the stud out just into the head, in two or three places, then pried the remains of the stud out of the threads and spun and picked the pieces out.
But I also hate to spend money and I'd love to see you beat this without having to change heads.
What is that clay exhaust sealer you speak of? Sounds as if it's probably not strong enough to hold up, but it might be worth trying. Try spreading some on a folded-up bit of tin can that you cram into the gap that has been leaking. That would give it a little more substance to resist blowing out.
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