Originally Posted by VCODE
Originally Posted by VCODE
Originally Posted by NITROUSN
Originally Posted by gtx6970
We had a guy who was REALLY good with a mig welder. he would lay a nut over top of what ever was left of the stud . and 90% of them time he had them out in a few minutes


Better yet start with a flat washer. Being thinner it is easier to get penetration to the broken stud. Then weld a nut with a larger hole to the washer. The heat will transfer and help loosen the stud. Aluminum heads usually will allow easier stud removal. We always removed the inner fenders for access.


Yes that's my next step with the washer first.
Thanks Bob


Well I finally got all the broken bolts out .Let me tell you, two studs where so tight I needed to use my 1/2 breaker bar. I mig welded the washer on first then I welded a large nut onto that. This worked the best for me.
Now off to have them machined flat.
Thanks Bob


Glad it worked out. Years ago we went to the washer trick first and it worked almost without fail unless someone had previously buggerd the threads. We used to do the nut first and almost always it was 5 to 10 tries. The washer first about 50 percent or better come out on the first try.