Now I went and did it. While changing out the muffler on my 73 bug one nut on the exhaust pipe broke. This is leaving a 1/2 inch stud from the engine. I tried to double nut it to remove the busted stud. No luck... ;-( . I guess I'll try to heat it up and use vise grips. But that will be too easy I guess. I will have to cut if off and drill it out. But there is no room for a saw there. Maybe I'll just buy a 2003 bug !
Pete
On 24 Aug 2003 20:34:56 GMT, p left Mt Vesuvius in a state of jealous awe as he began spewing from the mouth thusly:
If a broken bolt is all it takes to get you to consider a new VW then maybe that's what you should buy and drive. ;-) Now take the anger you just got over what I just said/typed and go take it out on that busted stud. Let us know how easily it came out as you attacked it at the same time you muttered "That @sshole shaggie sonofab*tch!!!" Oh yeah, turn it counter-clockwise to get it out. Now you should really be able to take care of it... As always, glad I could help! :-D
-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...
On 24 Aug 2003 21:14:59 GMT, p left Mt Vesuvius in a state of jealous awe as he began spewing from the mouth thusly:
You're a wuss if you can't get that stud out. Go with the anger. GO WITH THE ANGER!!! ;-P
-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...
It happens to me all the time. I have a trick to put in a new one, since rethreating the aluminum heads always seems to fail me.
I use my B&D powerfile to file the corners off half of the M8 nut. Nex i just saw off the stud, then drill and 8mm hole through. Slide the half nut behind the hole (small recessin the head there) and put a bolt through it. This leaves the option to have someone install 10mm case savers and a new
8mm stud when you have the heads off at some point.BLACK BAJA
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