Broken manifold studs rb25

[sil80drifter]

has anyone ever had manifold studs break in the block on an rb? iv tried stud removers but no joy, anyone had this problem? help!

[Mick K]

Drill and tap baby,Whore of a job

[sil80drifter]

Drill and tap baby,Whore of a job

the first one i did the remover snapped off, the second one keeps wrecking the threads on the remover thing

[sil80drifter]

oh and theres 5

[Mick K]

Oh cock as they say in ffrench

[ontherack]

Are you any good with a stick welder, weld the bolt and built it up, then once its out pass the head weld a nut over it, and slowly turn it out with a spanner. The weld will only build up on the stud as the head is aluminum but you can only weld for a short amount of time at a time.

[sil80drifter]

Are you any good with a stick welder, weld the bolt and built it up, then once its out pass the head weld a nut over it, and slowly turn it out with a spanner. The weld will only build up on the stud as the head is aluminum but you can only weld for a short amount of time at a time.

was thinkin of doing that but wasnt sure, so if i kinda fill it in wit weld then weld a nut to the mound of weld, what do u mean about only welding for a short amount of time???

[ontherack]

You build it up by welding for only a few seconds at a time, so you don't heat the head too much. Its common on RB, had to do it to the RB26 + RB25. 26s are worse smaller studs!

I think there is a guide on the net, will have a look

[sil80drifter]

You build it up by welding for only a few seconds at a time, so you don't heat the head too much. Its common on RB, had to do it to the RB26 + RB25. 26s are worse smaller studs!

I think there is a guide on the net, will have a look

sound man yeah ill think thats my only choice

[sil80drifter]

the stud arent flush with the head, there in a good bit