[s-cars] Right angle drill I could borrow (CT area)?

[Sean Douglas]

Marc:

I feel your pain, I worried that this might happen to me, but I was
lucky.

This happened to another lister and he ended up flat bedding the car to
a mechanic, who used a right angle drill and a reverse drill bit (turns
counter-clockwise) to remove the broken stud. As the drill bites into
the stud, it removes it at the same time and you might not need a
helicoil. I would use a center punch and heavy hammer and make a dimple
in the stud so the drill gets started in the center.

When you mean shoulders on the studs, you mean shank right? The studs
should have a shank about 10 mm long with a 10 mm thread on one end and
about 17 mm thread on the other. The 27 mm length is measured from the
end of the shank.

Sean Douglas
1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of 
> mswanson at sonitrol.net
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:38 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Right angle drill I could borrow (CT area)?
> 
> 
> Well I was planning on making some good progress on the RS2 
> EM upgrade for my S6 avant but took a major setback today..
> 
> In the process of removing the exhaust studs that need to be 
> replaced with the shorter ones (BTW, the ones I ordered per 
> the parts list on s-cars.org do not have shoulders.. is this 
> normal?) I managed to snap one of the studs.  Insert _MAJOR_ 
> explatives here..  I even used the right tool for the job.. 
> one of those special stud remover tools.
> 
> After futzing with it for most of the night the stud is 
> hopelessly stuck in the head.  I might be able to salvage the 
> threads but I suspect a helicoil is in order.  I built a jig 
> out of 1/4" thick bar stock to get a nice straight shot at 
> the now mangled stud but my drill won't clear the frame rail.
> 
> I put up a few pictures here: 
> http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery> /rs2_em_install
> 
> 
> It looks like the only way to make it work 
> is with a right angle drill.  I really need to get this car 
> running by friday night.  If you've got one in the CT area 
> that I can borrow tomorrow I owe you many cases of beer or 
> perhaps a few gallons of Toluene if you prefer ;)
> 
> I'm going to pickup the helicoil's tomorrow but if no one has 
> a drill I can borrow I might try home depot's rental 
> department to see if they've got one.
> 
> Thanks guys!
> 
> -Marc Swanson-
> 95.5 //S6 Avant
> 87 4ktq
> 88 90q
> 
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