Malicious
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
So I've had a run a **** luck, this is just part of it, but I went to pull the studs from the heads on my now assembled engine with a stud removal tool after struggling to find nuts that work on the fine tooth locally. SO that POS tool snapped 4 of them in the head. Not happy, move on. Last night I got a stud removal tool, take my time, brought the exact drill bit required by the packaging. Drill the stud, go to insert the removal tool, not working, look at the tool which says it needs a different drill bit. Great, so I get the drill bit, drill in further, engage the removal tool which snaps as soon as I apply pressure.
SO now I have 3 snapped studs in one head, and one in the other head with a removal tool snapped into it. I can't seem to drill through the removal tool (unsurprisingly) so this is where I am.
WTF do I do now? Getting the car done in time for the car show is now out. Now I just want ti tgoing so I can drive it to the new house in start of April. I have assembled the engine with a new bath tub gasket, new .2 metal shim head gasket, can I reuse any of them if I pull it apart?
Is there some tool that might get me out of this? or is it heads off and to a head specialist?
Now debating, if I need to strip the fkn thing again, if I smash the credit card and just get alloy heads. Seems every time I try to reuse something it goes catastrophically wrong.
DOn't even get me started on the POS fkn engine mounts I brought from rockauto or the failing double flair tool. so yeah was a great weekend of work on the car...
So I've had a run a **** luck, this is just part of it, but I went to pull the studs from the heads on my now assembled engine with a stud removal tool after struggling to find nuts that work on the fine tooth locally. SO that POS tool snapped 4 of them in the head. Not happy, move on. Last night I got a stud removal tool, take my time, brought the exact drill bit required by the packaging. Drill the stud, go to insert the removal tool, not working, look at the tool which says it needs a different drill bit. Great, so I get the drill bit, drill in further, engage the removal tool which snaps as soon as I apply pressure.
SO now I have 3 snapped studs in one head, and one in the other head with a removal tool snapped into it. I can't seem to drill through the removal tool (unsurprisingly) so this is where I am.
WTF do I do now? Getting the car done in time for the car show is now out. Now I just want ti tgoing so I can drive it to the new house in start of April. I have assembled the engine with a new bath tub gasket, new .2 metal shim head gasket, can I reuse any of them if I pull it apart?
Is there some tool that might get me out of this? or is it heads off and to a head specialist?
Now debating, if I need to strip the fkn thing again, if I smash the credit card and just get alloy heads. Seems every time I try to reuse something it goes catastrophically wrong.
DOn't even get me started on the POS fkn engine mounts I brought from rockauto or the failing double flair tool. so yeah was a great weekend of work on the car...