Stripped thread in exhaust manifold
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Stripped thread in exhaust manifold
Did some searching but didn't find this specific problem addressed yet. Will keep looking but any input would be appreciated. The problem -
Discovered I had a missing nut and stud on my downpipe. Found that manifold thread for the stud is stripped at least half way down the blind hole, although there is some thread remaining at the bottom. The stripped portion actually looks to be greater diameter than the thread would have been - in other words it probably has a previous history of damage and maybe repair attempts. Any ideas on fixing it? (Yes, the turbos ARE out of the car).
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Discovered I had a missing nut and stud on my downpipe. Found that manifold thread for the stud is stripped at least half way down the blind hole, although there is some thread remaining at the bottom. The stripped portion actually looks to be greater diameter than the thread would have been - in other words it probably has a previous history of damage and maybe repair attempts. Any ideas on fixing it? (Yes, the turbos ARE out of the car).
Thanks
Dave
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Remove the damaged stud and buy another. If the hole in the exhaust manifold is fubared use a Helicoil to repair it. I have 3 of them in my manifold right now. It's a permanent repair.
You're way ahead of the game since the turbos are already out.
You're way ahead of the game since the turbos are already out.
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DamonB -
Thanks for the reply.
The stud is already out - because, since I owned the car, it was never in! When I look at it, like I said, it looks like it was damaged a while ago. Currently, in the first half of the hole, there is no thread at all! Indeed, it almost looks like somebody tried to drill out the old stud and, as a result, enlarged the hole to a diameter greater than the original thread outer diameter, (and probably a little off-center), for at least half the depth of the thread.
I'm encouraged by your good experience with the Helicoils, but, given the above description, my question ref your response is, "in such a case, will the Helicoil still fix it?"
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Thanks for the reply.
The stud is already out - because, since I owned the car, it was never in! When I look at it, like I said, it looks like it was damaged a while ago. Currently, in the first half of the hole, there is no thread at all! Indeed, it almost looks like somebody tried to drill out the old stud and, as a result, enlarged the hole to a diameter greater than the original thread outer diameter, (and probably a little off-center), for at least half the depth of the thread.
I'm encouraged by your good experience with the Helicoils, but, given the above description, my question ref your response is, "in such a case, will the Helicoil still fix it?"
Thanks
Dave
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Stripped exhaust manifold stud thread
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Anyone out there had experience of using a Heloicoil with a manifold thread damaged as I described in last post?
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Anyone out there had experience of using a Heloicoil with a manifold thread damaged as I described in last post?
Thanks
Dave
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Yes the helicoil is fine. Here is a link to some. You have to scroll down for the metrics.
http://www.toolsource.com/ost/result...FQkVHgod7ydvvw
http://www.toolsource.com/ost/result...FQkVHgod7ydvvw
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Originally Posted by davesan1
I'm encouraged by your good experience with the Helicoils, but, given the above description, my question ref your response is, "in such a case, will the Helicoil still fix it?"
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