Hi, tested 1 of the new studs, went all the way in and it was slightly longer, went bak to the shop and bought another set thats correct lenght . Now I cant unscrew that other stud from the head, its not broken or anything it just wont turn, tryed vise grips, now thread is damaged not sure wat to do next but it looks easy. any help plz. thanx

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so you cant thread a nut on? if you can put a nut on and tighten it up. then put another one on and tighten it up against the other, get 2 spanners, and make sure they are super tight against each other. then using the in side nut undo it, hopefully the stud will come out.

ye that would be good but cant put any nuts coz no thread it just spins, anything else ? need something like vice grips but stronger and really grippy

you might have to drill it out and rethread the hole worst case

I cant remember what size the thread on the stud is but this is what you need to do:- Go to the hardware shop and ask them for a "die". This is a tool that you will screw onto the stud and as you screw it on it will make a new thread. I would also suggest buying some tapping oil/grease to 1) make it easier to put a new thread on it and 2) if you get the greasy/thick tapping oil the metal shavings that will come off wont go everywhere they will just get collected in the grease. Because you have wrecked the thread on the stud, you would have to get the next size down thread die so it will actually make a new thread. If you know what i mean. Then buy two nuts to suit your new thread that you have made, lock them together, then turn till your stud comes out. Hope this helps cheers.

stud remover. or you can go backward mechanic styles and atemp to grind some sort of nut head on the stud.

Quote: Originally Posted by ANK stud remover. Bingo. They look like an ordinary socket, but they grip onto the un-threaded section of the stud, and unscrew it. Thats probably your best bet anyway Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

failing that just tack weld a nut over it and undo it like that.

dude grab some pliers not the small type a nice fat head one grip the stud with the pliers facing forward like this and hold it tight as and twist worked for me had the same problem hope it helps sorry about the bodgy paint drawing Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hey i know this doesn't help you right now (i'd just cut it down and use an easy out btw), but the longer studs don't matter, i also found that when you buy rb30 studs they often give you the toyota one which are longer but still fit, i used them on mine no worries!

Any idea what to do ? Can someone recommend a "bolt guy" that comes to ppls houses for removal jobs ? thanx Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yellow pages they call them self's thread doctors but i would have a crack grinding it flat so a spanner would fit on it

If the thread is still ok, put two nuts on it, then use the nut closest to the block to undo it. Otherwise, get yourself a set of....friggin.....snapped bolt removers....what the hell do you call them!? Gone totally blank.

Tack a Nut on the thread, use a Spanner to remove, quite an easy job mate.

See a plumber and borrow a stilson wrench, they are designed to keep inceasing jaw pressure as you try to undo the bolt. I have used them in similar situations many times over the years.

Heres a trick, Get some acetic acid/vinegar and soak a cotton wool ball with it and strap it/rubber band it to the place where the stud goes into the aluminium, keep it wet with vinegar for about 2 to 4 hours. Then use vise grips to unscrew it. The acetic acid/vinegar dissolves the aluminium oxide that holds the thread of the stud in the head. Best not to use a weld on the stud as you can often damage the thread in the aluminium head, you might need to helicoil it anyway if it removes some aluminium thread material at the time it comes out, edit: ie. Welding a nut means the stud is forced sometimes to tear the thread in the head when it does eventually turn without loosening some of the aluminium oxide first...

just file two sides down square and use a spanner

use plumbers stilsons or "footprints", then try filing it square, if not tack a nut on !!