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Re: [T3] stud removal


On 5 Nov 2005 at 13:04, Steven Ayres wrote:

> I also gather he's trying to fix it with the engine and exhaust in the
> car; I'd much rather pull the motor, at the very least the exhaust and
> heat exchangers, and clear some space to work. But trying to get in
> there around the exhaust with an easy-out, etc. will be hard. 

That's pretty much what I felt also. Unless you can get a correct nut 
on there some way, you're probably headed for pulling the head off 
and taking it to a machine shop. I've done these in the car, but it's 
risky and hard. With the exhaust in place I'd just call it 
impossible.

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