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Abigdumkid
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 Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:42 am Post subject: Oil sump studs came out |
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As the title suggests, 4 of the studs holding my oil plate cover came out when removing the acorn nuts. One of them is quite longer than the others but it didn't come from the pickup tube side. Any ideas as to how to keep them in? Did a whole bunch of nuts come loose inside? This oil change is not going well for some reason. Thank you in advance.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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| Abigdumkid wrote: |
| As the title suggests, 4 of the studs holding my oil plate cover came out when removing the acorn nuts. One of them is quite longer than the others but it didn't come from the pickup tube side. Any ideas as to how to keep them in? Did a whole bunch of nuts come loose inside? This oil change is not going well for some reason. Thank you in advance. |
I would clean the snot out of the holes with carb cleaner and use red Loktite to hold the studs in.
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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I would use blue so.you can remove them if needed.
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Abigdumkid
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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Thank you. Do the studs only go up so far and stop or do I need to leave a certain amount of thread exposed?
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 11:16 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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| Thank you. Do the studs only go up so far and stop or do I need to leave a certain amount of thread exposed? |
You need to leave enough out to mount the gaskets, screen and cover.
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1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
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1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Abigdumkid wrote: |
| Thank you. Do the studs only go up so far and stop or do I need to leave a certain amount of thread exposed? |
You need to leave enough out to mount the gaskets, screen and cover. |
But not too much that the acorn nuts bottom out before being snug against the plate.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| Braukuche wrote: |
| Abigdumkid wrote: |
| Thank you. Do the studs only go up so far and stop or do I need to leave a certain amount of thread exposed? |
You need to leave enough out to mount the gaskets, screen and cover. |
But not too much that the acorn nuts bottom out before being snug against the plate. |
Of you can just use regular nuts.
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1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Oil sump studs came out |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
| Braukuche wrote: |
| Abigdumkid wrote: |
| Thank you. Do the studs only go up so far and stop or do I need to leave a certain amount of thread exposed? |
You need to leave enough out to mount the gaskets, screen and cover. |
But not too much that the acorn nuts bottom out before being snug against the plate. |
Of you can just use regular nuts. |
Just don't use Brazil nuts 
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