Re: [T3] stud removal

[Michael Cecil <macecil@comcast.net>]

<x-flowed>At 10:49 AM 11/5/2005, Jim Adney said:
>On 4 Nov 2005 at 17:56, Steven Ayres wrote:
>
>> Prabhu=> but he used one with really fine threads, ... could i possibly
>> => just re-thread it?
>>
>> For the trouble that would be, adding in the hassle later when you need
>> a different wrench for that one smaller nut, it makes more sense to
>> replace the stud. It sounds like you may have enough meat left to get
>> hold of it with some vise grips and just twist it out. Heat first might
>> help.
>
>I've never had ANY luck trying to do this, and, while it seems like
>heat should help, it just seems to make things worse when the threads
>are in aluminum. It just seems to make the aluminum gummy and more
>likely to seize up on the threads.
>
>Have you ever done this successfully, Steve?

Heat helps for steel in steel situations.  I think for steel in 
aluminum or magnesium the case will produce your effect.  Maybe a few 
days of applying penetrating oil and tapping the stud with a metal 
tool lightly before actually trying to unscrew it would 
help.  Anyhow, I had to grind mine flat, drill out the center, and 
use an extractor.  Then I used a helicoil too, even though the 
threads looked okay.

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Michael Cecil
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