How to remove studs from exhaust manifold
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I am finalising my turbo Mini (pics of the whole restauration and build will follow soon)!

But.... I need to remove the studs from the exhaust manifold (manifold to turbo) to be able to flatten the manifold to turbo joint. The studs are really tight, I ve already tried WD40 for a few weeks and heating the manifold, but no luck...

Any ideas??

Thanks!

a stud extractor?

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yeah thats your best bet mate.

something like this:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...d-extractor-set

i would probably advise something of good quality with things like this though besuse they will give a better grip on the studs.

usally one! ? .... or 2 studs shear in,
the worst case is helicoil these to 5/16" unf ................. if you drill them out spot on ......

job done! i can do this for you of you wish ?

please PM me

Edited by BENROSS on 21st Aug, 2008.

2 nut method, will take you 2 minutes!

Edited by Mini_Andy on 24th Aug, 2008.

2 stud method as above

2 stud :S you mean lock 2 nuts locked together and undo? works well before for me..if you dont require the stud again obviously put a nut on there and weld it on and undo that way, obviously no chance of nut slippage then

David.

Yep 2 nuts locked together, plenty of localised heat (only heat around the stud and not the stud itself).

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Thanks for all the info. My neighbour happened to have a stud extractor. With a lot of localised heat we finally got them out without damage to the studs or manifold.