Are presilencer studs replaceable?
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Are presilencer studs replaceable?
i had a stud break clean and flush on my presilencer a few years back. had a friend weld it back on, though not very well apparently..
I bought some new gaskets to put on the exhaust and found that the weld broke. Are the original studs screwed in? I was thinking of taking a dremel and buzzing a notch in the stud and trying to unscrew it, though that might be pretty tough to do with all the heat over the years... Don't wanna waste money on a dremel if this wouldn't work though.
Any suggestions?
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Wes
I bought some new gaskets to put on the exhaust and found that the weld broke. Are the original studs screwed in? I was thinking of taking a dremel and buzzing a notch in the stud and trying to unscrew it, though that might be pretty tough to do with all the heat over the years... Don't wanna waste money on a dremel if this wouldn't work though.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Wes
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drill it out,if you can.Take a center punch,make a mark on teh stud and start drilling.YOu may be able to get enough out of there to spin the old Stud out on the Drill bit(it may say on the bit when you back out the Bit).
OR you can just Make a hole where the old Stud was and use a Tempered Steel nut and bolt,Instead of having the stud there.
OR you can just Make a hole where the old Stud was and use a Tempered Steel nut and bolt,Instead of having the stud there.
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Wrong. They do NOT spin out as they do in a manifold.
The studs used by RB have essentially a bolt head that sits on the inside of the flange before it is welded on.
You can buy replacement studs from RB. But to install them the flange needs to be cut off at the weld, studs replaced, then the flange re-welded back.
Been there, done that.
The studs used by RB have essentially a bolt head that sits on the inside of the flange before it is welded on.
You can buy replacement studs from RB. But to install them the flange needs to be cut off at the weld, studs replaced, then the flange re-welded back.
Been there, done that.
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Wrong. They do NOT spin out as they do in a manifold.
The studs used by RB have essentially a bolt head that sits on the inside of the flange before it is welded on.
You can buy replacement studs from RB. But to install them the flange needs to be cut off at the weld, studs replaced, then the flange re-welded back.
Been there, done that.
The studs used by RB have essentially a bolt head that sits on the inside of the flange before it is welded on.
You can buy replacement studs from RB. But to install them the flange needs to be cut off at the weld, studs replaced, then the flange re-welded back.
Been there, done that.
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Thanks for clearing that up Dave.I haven't seen a RB presilencer in awhile,and thought that the Studs were just Like a Normal one.Leave it up to RB to make it Harder!.(they have tough stuff).
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