Exhaust stud remover

squashedapples · Post by **squashedapples** » Jul 2nd, '06, 14:56

where can I get an exhaust stud remover from

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Jul 2nd, '06, 15:03

What do you mean? What is an exhaust stud?
But I'm sure a hammer will fix it

pedro · Post by **pedro** » Jul 2nd, '06, 15:21

If its a rivet drill it out with a small drill bit.

Show us a pic & we can all help a lot better

(probably not true in my case really!!)

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Jul 2nd, '06, 16:42

A pair of mole grips'll do the job

ZXR400Lee · Post by **ZXR400Lee** » Jul 2nd, '06, 18:13

I had one little [bar steward] snap on me about 20 mins ago, taking the micron system off the GSXR.. need to do the fork seals so need the front of the bike in the air.

Its pretty hard to get too now as well, its on of the centre ones

I managed on my ZXR, so if I have to take the engine out! I'll have it out myself!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Jul 2nd, '06, 20:54

So you got the stud of the exhaust stuck? Easy, mole grips as ash said. If that dont work, heat him up then get the mole grips on the go.
There is no such tool though.

age · Post by **age** » Jul 2nd, '06, 21:01

you can buy stud removal tools at most tool shops. You have to drill a hole in the center of the stud then insert tool and weyhey !!!!

Age

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Jul 2nd, '06, 21:10

AGE wrote:you can buy stud removal tools at most tool shops. You have to drill a hole in the center of the stud then insert tool and weyhey !!!!

Age

Thats true, but if he has a bit to get hold of with mole grips its easier. My easyouts are sh*t, I broke 3 of them

Also if your drilling your head, be careful for fu*ks SAKE!!!!!!

SNIFFY · Post by **SNIFFY** » Jul 2nd, '06, 21:40

The cheap easy-outs you can buy are designed for use with the type of handle you use with taps and dies using equal pressure from either side they are extremely brittle. Sykes pickavant, Britool, Facome or snap on make an expensive version that are the dogs dangalies but again you need to use the correct handle. The handle being quite large will mean you need space so it might mean removing the head, so if your going to do that take your head to a machine shop that specialise in reworking car engines and re-surfacing car cylinder heads. It will be cheaper in the long run.

Post by **TLS-Moose** » Jul 2nd, '06, 22:12

If the stud is stuck and you have enough thread left use two nuts, tightened against each other, plenty of penetrating oil (Halfords own is pretty good) and some heat in the immediate area.

If you don't have enough left for two nuts, then it's the mole grips and plenty of heat/oil

If it's broken off almost flat with the head, then file it flat to get a level surface, centre punch it, and gently drill it out starting with a small bit and getting progressivley bigger.

Easy-outs can work quite well (especially on larger dia. studs), but when dealing with an internal situation work by pressing against the outer wall of the drill hole - this means it's actually increasing pressure on the sides of the stuck thread .... making it stick even harder .....

My suggestion, and said from a lot of hard won (and expensive

) experience, is if you are having to ask this question, you are not really equiped to deal with the situaion beyond suggestion number one. Seek advice from a professional auto engineers - it may cost a bit but could save you a lot in the long run. The more you bodge it now, the harder you make it for the engineer you inevitably have to end up seeking, so the more it costs you ...... assuming the item remains salvageable

Scratch at Exeter Auto Services on the City Industrial Estate if you're local ...