Seized exhaust stud nuts - Saxperience

cruze · 27th March 2013, 19:28

Hi all. Not a saxo prob but i need to get the cat off my 1.9tdi audi. Thing is the nuts aint budging even after being heated and drenched in WD40. If i snap the studs can they be drilled out of the turbo, re-tapped and new 1s fitted?

D4NNY-801 · 27th March 2013, 19:34

Sounds like theyre destin to snap regardless bud. Can probably drill the snapped bolts out of the turbo but youd have to be very careful. Make sure you drill staight etc. .

cruze · 27th March 2013, 19:36

yeah looks like they are danny. will have to give it a go

stigsdump · 27th March 2013, 19:45

Try plusgas...works wonders. but if the studs DO snap and you're not comfortable in drilling and retapping yourself, try a local engineers whos got a spark eroder. They've just done 3 steel studs that were snapped in an alloy bottom yolk on a bike we bought

I COULD have had a go at it myself but it only has to drift off slightly into the alloy and its ruined. With spark erosion they can cut a hex head into the remainindr of the stud and then use that to take it out