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#307542 TampaSVT (User) Life is hard. It's harder if yer' stupid(J.Wayne) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4599 Re:Broken exhaust stud 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Yep. Probably the easiest/safest way to get them out is to build them up or weld a nut to the end of them and simply twist them out. Rich   Logged     2008 Road Star Tricky Air Ride(remote controlled) 6-degree Raked Front-end Ape Hangers w/Internal Throttle & Wiring RoadHouse Dooleys Bunch of chrome Online Album http://www.TampaSVT.com   The administrator has disabled public write access. #307634 coot53 (User) E=Mc1700 Platinum Boarder Posts: 1153 Re:Broken exhaust stud 1 Year, 8 Months ago   If the stud is too far in to weld a nut or build up, get a carbide rounded end burr smaller than the hole you now have drilled and work it on the E-Z out at the bottom of the hole. Use a HIGH SPEED air die grinder or dremel and grind away at it. It will cut(slowley) but it will not shatter like a carbide center drill. You will Know when you are thru by the feel, and the alum. stuck to the end of the burr. I repeat my earlier post. IF YOU BREAK OFF A CARBIDE CENTER DRILL IN THE HOLE AND CANT GET IT OUT, THE HEAD COMES OFF AND GOES TO THE SHOP. Sorry if I shouted, been there done that. Coot   Logged     [img size=150][/img] Cooter Scooter 06 Roadstar   The administrator has disabled public write access. #307637 greyphart (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4844 Re:Broken exhaust stud 1 Year, 8 Months ago   The guy who did mine said I came real close to an oil channel when I drilled off center. Fortunately I lucked out. But I guess the key is staying as close to the original hole as possible. I ended up with a helicoil, a larger stud and a hole filled with red Locktite. And a $220 hole in my wallet. GP   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #307756 takehikes (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2279 Re:Broken exhaust stud 1 Year, 8 Months ago   I learned all these lessons the hard way. In the end the cure so it doesn't happen again is anti-seize! Lube those babies up like no tommorrow with anti-seize (same for your spark plugs by the way) when you put on the exhaust nuts and you will never go down this road.   Logged     http://aeechoppers.blogspot.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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