Re: [DML] Re: Exhaust stud removal
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Re: [DML] Re: Exhaust stud removal



DON'T HEAT THE STUD! That will make the situation WORSE.
You need to have the stud COOLER than the surrounding 
aluminum. That's why you spray it with WD-40 - to 
cool it and make it SHRINK.

--
Mike
> What are you using for heat? Propane probably not hot enough -- need
> acetylene. Not really a process for novice (which I am w/ gas welders
> BTW. Took my car to a professional). Essentially you heat stud until
> it becomes slightly molten, then remove as quickly as possible.
> Potential problem: can heat stud too much so it melts into threads and
> becomes totally unremovable.
> 





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