This will all be much easier tomorrow night or Monday at my brother's
shop ---
I've used an easyout (the proper kind, not the ones that look like
taper drills) before without trouble.
As it sits, it's impossible to access the stud, which is broken off a
thread into the block, like normal wh
Broken ez out is not good. I have had success with them doing marine
work, but you have to drill perfectly. On a stud you should drill dead
center, all the way through. start small and work up. make the last
bit or two a left hander. don't even try drilling again until you get
the ez out out. Oh on
Bob:
Do you think your luck will hold on getting a broken stud out of the
head without taking it off the engine?
My brother's SDL had a stud broken off, last on at the rear on the
exhaust -- stitting there hopeless at the moment (he's gonna see if
his buddy has some left hand drills and a r
Yep, it comes right out. No major trauma was right. I didn't even skin
a knuckle. and that is unusual for me. I'm glad I didn't throw out
that spare when I was cleaning out the garage a couple of months back.
She is back to purring like a kitten, well a big 4000lb german diesel
kitten.
Bob D.
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It can be removed without major trauma, as this is a W126 and there's
room.
Manifold comes of without too much trouble (watch for broken studs)
and there is an oil pipe that must be unscrewd from the side of the
block from underneath. Crossover pipe, EGR, and then the turbo
unbolts, I thi
Bob,
I did that just recently on a about 84 300D in a junk yard. It took
about 2 hours. I took off the exhaust and intake to get the turbo off.
Didn't have to take anything else big off. Still it wasn't too much fun.
Manfred
Message: 14
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:58:04 -0500
From: "Bob DuPuy"
