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Harris
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 Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: Removing Intake Stud |
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I would like to remove one of my intake studs in the head-single port 40 hp. Can I double nut it to turn it out to install a new one? The one in there now is not stripped, but the nut does not go on easy until it's about halfway down.
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anthracitedub
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| Yep, it can be easily replaced with the double nut method. You could also run a die over the stud to clean up those first few threads. |
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Harris
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:04 am Post subject: Removing Intake stud |
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| anthracitedub wrote: |
| Yep, it can be easily replaced with the double nut method. You could also run a die over the stud to clean up those first few threads. |
Thanks. Will attempt the double nut method to turn it out with a small 10mm boxin wrench, but will stop if I don't get some movement. Don't want to break it.
The engine is in the car-not a lot of room. Do they make a die without the the arms on it? |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Removing Intake stud |
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| Harris wrote: |
| The engine is in the car-not a lot of room. Do they make a die without the the arms on it? |
That's the die holder. Some dies are hexagonal so you can use a wrench. Remember, you're cleaning up the bad threads, not threading metal rod.
So I advise also to use a die to clean up the threads, absolutely. By the way, the intake manifold threads are 6.0 mm x 1.00 mm.
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Harris
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Removing Intake stud |
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| Cusser wrote: |
| Harris wrote: |
| The engine is in the car-not a lot of room. Do they make a die without the the arms on it? |
That's the die holder. Some dies are hexagonal so you can use a wrench. Remember, you're cleaning up the bad threads, not threading metal rod.
So I advise also to use a die to clean up the threads, absolutely. By the way, the intake manifold threads are 6.0 mm x 1.00 mm. |
Many Thanks to you both,
Sigh of relief here.
Cleaning up the threads is what I'll do. I did pull up some photos of die's and saw they were a size I could work with. Have not used one in years and remembered only the holder. Might be able to turn it down by hand. |
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