It sheared off above the top plate of the TA which is not very thick. I've welded nuts to larger studs before with my Mig welder, but I'm afraid that I'll just destroy this tiny stud if I try to weld to it.
There isn't enough left to double nut it. Bruce On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Russell Neely <[email protected]> wrote: > How much stud is sticking out? If it is just a nubbins (technical > term) , you may need to weld a nut to it. The heat from welding also helps > break the corrosion. > If there is enough, you could double nut it to extract the stud. > > Ciao, > Russ > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bruce Giller <[email protected]> > *To:* Alfa Digest <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, June 7, 2010 8:31:18 AM > *Subject:* [alfa] small stud removal > > Over the weekend I managed to shear off on the the studs holding the TA > bulb > in the the coolant jacket on the my GTV. Surprisingly it did not leak at > full temp with the remaining stud. I do have new studs which I purchased > years ago for just a situation and I'll be replacing both at the same time. > > These are pretty small studs (3 mm dia.?) in a very constricted space for > tool insertion and manipulation. Has anyone tackled this problem with the > engine in the car ? > > Thanks, > Bruce > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
