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flash_flood
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Jun 14, 2013

Chevy 454 broken exhaust studs...What to do now?

I have a 96 Tioga with a 454 that has two busted studs on the exhaust manifold. I couldn't pass up a deal on this thing so I bought knowing it leaked a little but the leak has gotten worse so now the ...
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eubank
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Jun 14, 2013
My ancient Honda motorcycle had lots of problems with broken studs. I bought a stud extractor set from Sears. Basically, you drill a hole right up the center of the broken stud, then thread the extractor in. As it has elongated left-hand threads, it goes right in until tight. From that point, you just keep on turning, now unscrewing the broken stud.

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