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Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:11 pm
by barker
your making a good case for throwing the scooter away now
but I will try and drill one of the studs out first
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:02 am
by barker
so far not a lot of progress
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:04 am
by barker
work in progress
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:55 pm
by barker
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spent all week heating studs up and spaying them with rust killer . the stud sticking up unscrewed the other one needed drilling out , I used a left handed drill bit , then a 4 inch nail to tap it round
any use putting copper grease on the new stud s
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:03 pm
by JOHNBOY
yes plenty of copper grease on studs
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:16 pm
by barker
it will get loads this time
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:25 pm
by Harry Notts
Well done Barker. That's turned out brilliantly.
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:37 am
by andyk1k
Just shows patience works,probably why l have scraped so many,well done
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:14 pm
by barker
must admit patience is not my strong point either, but this time I paid attention to those who have, now do I fit studs or Allen bolts
Re: exhaust stud extraction - alloy head
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:22 pm
by wightegi
Studs all the way ,are they M6 if so buy a metre length from toolsation and cut to length. I had M8 allen socket cap screws on my GS500 what a pain 3 drilled out and timeserts fitted plus steel studs.