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RE: Broken stud extractor; now what?
After the PITA I went through getting the broken end stud out of the
urq's head I found a company called Alden Corp. that made a combo
drill/extractor for broken studs. I can't report how well the things
work as I haven't had to deal with a broken stud since, but they look
pretty cool! ;) I don't know if Alden is still in business, but you
might want to look into them.
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)
> ----------
> From: Keith Simpson[SMTP:ksimp@cgrams.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 6:48 AM
> To: Gary G. Erickson
> Cc: Quattro List
> Subject: Re: Broken stud extractor; now what?
>
> I used to use extractors - Now I use lots of heat before I do
> anything - propane works fine, MAPP is better - if I had
> oxy-acetylene I might use that - but that might be too hot - I
> would next go to right hand drill bits - I know people that have
> had great luck with them - sometimes hard to find. What I have
> done when they are flush broken (I don't have right hand bitss)
> is carefully drill out with just the right size drill and then
> tap out the old threads. My heart goes out to you - this used to
> happen to me alot in my younger days - now I go the the propane
> torch whenever in doubt. Good luck.
>
> Gary G. Erickson wrote:
> >
> > Some of you may remember my praise for the advice of using ammonia
> to
> > convert the rust on the exhaust studs to "something else" (another
> > thread) so you can remove them easily.
> >
> > Well, I was working on one the studs that was already broken when I
> got
> > to the engine, and the Audi Gods decided to exact their revenge.
> >
> > My nice, shiny, new stud extractor snapped (shattered?) into about
> 15
> > pieces and the broken stud hasn't budged a millimetre.
> >
> > Now, I know I can walk right into Sears and get my extractor
> replaced,
> > but I have a feeling that it's not going to get any easier.
> >
> > Any suggestions or BTDT's?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Gary
> >
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