i got some snapped exhaust manifold studs. anyone know where i can get some stud removers? or maybe someone out there has some for sale?

 

sorry to hear he bad news, have fun with that buddy, i broke every stud remover i had trying to get that shit out, ended up breaking down and getting another one, teaches you a lessen though to spray the shit out of the bolts with some pb blaster

 

pb blaster and go to autozone/discount for an ez out..or find the appropriate drill bit, drill, and helicoil.

 

It's kinda tricky to avoid messing up the threads in the head, but Jerry was kind enough to show me the right way to do it. Do not use the screw-type EZ out, it can crack your head. Get the pound-in EZ outs. The studs are hard, you have to use a punch to tap a small depression into the exact middle of the stud, drill a small guide hole, then drill the proper hole for the EZ out. Be careful not to drill too far in, and remember that one of the studs backs up into an oil passage (the bottom middle one??)

Jerry removed the two broken studs in my head for me when I took it by for him to look at it, but I managed to break off two more when I was putting the exhaust manifold on, so I got a chance to try it out and his method worked well.

 

i was thinking of removing all the studs and just using bolts instead. anyone have any opinions on this?