Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

If it is just the stud, not the head that is stripped, it is easily
replacable.  Change heads for a stud??  I think you'd be changing head after
head after head as most heads have some type of small flaw.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Bureau" <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ryan H" <rhock99@epix.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.


> I would change heads...
>
> --- Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net> wrote:
> > As topic states, I somehow stripped one of my cam
> > bearing studs.  So, are these things replaceable?  I
> > mean, could I find a stud, then tear the old one out
> > using vise grips or something?  If not, how bad of
> > an idea is it to use the nut on it and just torque
> > it approximately.  I imagine it's not a good idea,
> > but not many other options.  Camshafts are easy to
> > install?  Yeah, sure they are.
> >
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