In a message dated 9/27/98 6:24:50 PM Central Daylight Time,
coleman@sd.aonix.com writes:
OK, guys: I do not normally get into ANYTHING that is a result of
a purchase from some one else - HOWEVER:
<< Thanks for the advise. I actually picked up an easy out this morning.
Started to drill the tap hole into the stud. But, the metal was a very hard
and the bit wasn't going in. >>
IMHO, doing it incorrectly.
<< So, I've decided I'd better take it to a
machine shop tomorrow just as you suggest.
(Ed, it is the #1 rocker stud.) >>
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<< A friend is also lending me a stud puller. I was going to back out the
head/rocker studs and install them as Harlan suggested. >>
I thought you said it was broken next to head surface ??? >>
<<The friend (ex-professional racer) previously suggested that I buy a new
complete set of hardened head/rocker studs and replace the old ones. >>
YEP, YEP,
YEP.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The damn things are 20+ years old. They STRETCH!!!!!
<< He said the factory studs were a bit on the weak side. >>
Only on the VERY high side of racing stress (IMVHO)/
<< But, I'm not building a race engine, so wasn't inclined to do
that until the rocker stud broken (40lb torque). >>
OLD, OLD, OLD. 40#/ft.???????????? What ever book (or
adviser) you got THAT from - TRASH CAN (please no recycling).
<< Is that something that I should do? Or, is the broken stud
a bit of a flux? >>
Replace and NO.
Cheers...........
Ed
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