greasemonkey

I've seen what looks like a rather nice turbo in my local breakers. Only problem with it is that one of the three downpipe mount studs has snapped flush with the mounting face.

Before I chuck some money over, how difficult are these things to get out? Will some heat, lubrication and a stud remover shift it, or am I looking at drilling it?

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

As it'll be easy to get to..

drill pilot hole nice and central, then get bigger until just under size of bolt. Get a small punch and hammer the top away from the thread of the exh housing, it should come undone easy by tapping round whats left of the stud.

David_Wallis

agree with above.. if it wasnt flush then you could weld a nut to it..

David

ustolemyname??stevieturbo

iTrader: (1)

Dont expect it to drill easily. Any good machine chop sould be able to remove it, using various methods, although doing as already mentioned is worth a try.

greasemonkey

Cheers fellas, just about what I thought.

Still, when it comes to negotiating with the scrappers, it's gonna be a complete nightmare getting it out...

submannz

Quite often they drill the stud out then helicoil.