Thread: Broken Exhaust Stud

Bugger. I get that done at Davis Performance Landies in Annangrove. They can also fit bigger M10 studs.

Thanks Slunnie, but a tow to Annangrove would be a bit expensive.
Scouse do your guys do anything like this repair?

KLR Auto at Kingswood also do them - but Davis is just as close as them.

There was a thread (ooh, no pun intended) on here about modifying the manifold to prevent future stud failure.

See TD5 Manifold Modification

Originally Posted by JES

Thanks Slunnie, but a tow to Annangrove would be a bit expensive.

Not really. A flat bed trip can be remarkably cheap.

I have been lucky when it comes to exhaust studs,but when I'm, using extractors I am careful and if I don't like the feel I stop and go plan 'B'.

Do you have a decent center pop like what you use to mark a piece of metal before drilling? you could try and break it out I was handballed a job where the previous shift had broken an easy out in an alloy housing what I did was use a very small drill bit and drill around the broken easy out,
managed to get it out then drill out the stud and retap the hole.

The last time I did broken studs on mine and could'nt get them out with easy outs I drilled theh out and also used heli-coils to replace the threads, had damaged a couple when drilling.

Also do a search on the mods some of us have done to stop it happening again

Try using a hobby grinder to make a slot in both items - then you may get one of them out with a screwdriver.

Action Thread Repairs should be able to help - mobile engineers, give Greg a ring - very helpful





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