What a shitty day. I noticed that one of my manifold studs was broken on the Viper and the manifold had the typical cracking. So I start taking off the manifold and manage to twist off another stud. One stud is broken off flush with the cylinder and the other was sticking out 3/8" or so. I tried to drill out the stud that was broken flush with the cylinder on the sled. Bad idea...should have just pulled the cylinder. Ended up really messing it up, got off center just a tad and it was all over from there. Even tried to drill and tap a larger hole. Ended up getting into the coolant passage. Thought about tig welding the hole shut ans starting over but ended up JB welding a stud in the gaping hole! Any one else have to do this or something similar? Is the JB weld going to come back to haunt me?
On to the other one that was sticking out. Tried vice grips and heat...no dice. Tried to weld a nut to the stud....this usually works every time. Not this time...stud sheared off flush. Welded another nut to stud, this time the stud sheared off just a little lower than the time before. Tomorrow I am going to try to drill it out on the drill press.
Anyone else have such bad luck with these studs?!?!?!?!
On to the other one that was sticking out. Tried vice grips and heat...no dice. Tried to weld a nut to the stud....this usually works every time. Not this time...stud sheared off flush. Welded another nut to stud, this time the stud sheared off just a little lower than the time before. Tomorrow I am going to try to drill it out on the drill press.
Anyone else have such bad luck with these studs?!?!?!?!