Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

I believe that Ryan stripped the threads where the NUT goes on the stud, not where the stud goes into the head.
  If this is indeed the case, put a pair of Vise-Grips on the stripped stud, unscrew it, and replace with new....

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Drew MacPherson 
  To: Dave Ewing 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:04 PM
  Subject: Re: Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.


  Unfortunately the odds of stripping a steel stud in an aluminium hole are 
  slim to none methinks.  More likely the threads are stripped out of the 
  head.  Tapping and installing an oversize stud is one option - many auto 
  places carry 8 over 10 oversize studs for exhaust manifold studs that 
  strip out - I wonder if one of these could work?

  Drew



  On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Dave Ewing wrote:

  > 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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