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 Apr 4 2005, 08:21 AM
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DSM Tech Wizard  Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214  |
It should be a '90. That's what year the donor was out of. I'm currently on the search for someone with a stud remover (looks like a socket, slips over the stud and has teeth that expand and grab the stud to turn it without making any marks).
-------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Apr 4 2005, 08:31 AM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
or you could just double nut them out.
I think a couple of my studs are leaking oil, but it's too filthy to pinpoint the problem just now. -------------------- my cars breath smells like car food
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Apr 4 2005, 09:08 AM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
Tried double nutting last night. Twice in a row is just too much for me.
-------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Apr 4 2005, 03:08 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
Those stud removers do work good, but you should plan on getting a new set of studs if your really going to have to crank on them. The tool (Snap-On is what I used) reall gouged the threads of the studs.
-------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
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Apr 4 2005, 03:25 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
I've personally had experience with just the MAC ones. It never tore up the threads but I don't have access to it anymore. New studs and nuts are on their way anyhow.
-------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Apr 4 2005, 07:28 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
I've had enough, it's time to get down and dirty.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/showphoto...&cat=501&page=1 Here it is halfway done. The Illinois game started and I decided I've had enough for tonight. I will finish up tomorrow by taking the exhaust manifold off completely and removing the studs from there. The best way I've figured out to remove them is heat and vice grips. http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/showphoto...&cat=501&page=1 BTW, which way do they go in? Short thread end into the head or long (more) thread end into the head? I never knew and just guessed last time. I would assume more thread end into the head. -------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Apr 4 2005, 08:21 PM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
short end (with the course thread) goes to the head.
-------------------- my cars breath smells like car food
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Apr 4 2005, 10:10 PM
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The bottom center exhaust stud on the two DSMs I've owned went right into the oil feed gallery for the head.
-------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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Apr 9 2005, 12:10 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
Well, everything is back on complete with new gaskets, studs, and nuts straight from Mitsu. My only problem being the very last stud that bolts the turbo to the manifold. I stripped the end of the stud. If anyone has a good unused one from a junk turbo along with the nut I would gratefully buy it off of them. I even tapped the manifold for an EGT gauge, so now I'm just waiting to borrow the Mapp gas torch again and get at it with the vice grips and channel-locks.
After this is complete, I'm tackling the transmission. I tried to do everything in order so that I don't have to deal with tracing more than one problem after I put the tranny in. I bought a brand new clutch fork with the gaskets and studs and as soon as I get the trans out I'll be going to Michigan to pickup the flywheel as well as buying a new slave cylinder. Somewhere in this mix I have to find money to buy new 17" tires for it along with lug nuts and then a new catylitic converter for the parts truck. It should be a fun time. -------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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