Topic: Why didn't anyone warn me...
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Wow, I'm impressed! I dig watching a guy work on a vette with little room, and pull it off! It's just such a cool thing! At least to me because it gives me a chance to watch and learn!
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There is another way to remove a broken stud. If it is a 3/8 bolt, you get a 5/16 flat washer, and weld it to the stud, through the hole in the washer. Then weld a 5/16 in hex nut to the washer. Then carefully back out the stud by unscrewing the nut with a 5/16 wrench. Be very careful, because there isn't very much weld on the stud...
At the plant where I used to work, we did this very often, with almost 100% success.
You need a little more room than there was on the side of the engine where the fuel pump is though.
At the plant where I used to work, we did this very often, with almost 100% success.
You need a little more room than there was on the side of the engine where the fuel pump is though.
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I dunno, something about welding near a fuel pump makes me kinda nervous. 
Good technique though! ~Juliet
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|QUOTE|Juliet said: I dunno, something about welding near a fuel pump makes me kinda nervous. Good technique though! ~Juliet|/QUOTE|
I hear ya! I was worried about having my drop-light near the fuel pump!
Good technique though! ~Juliet|/QUOTE|I hear ya! I was worried about having my drop-light near the fuel pump!
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