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DubCrazy Custom Title Time!

1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 2 Aug 2007, 9:17 pm

#604999

One of the heads on my beetle has had a rather intresting repair done on the exhaust when it joins to the head. what i need to know is what would be the best way to fix? its the one on the front and the bottom stud thats missing(it had a selftaping bolt ramed in). Can i get someone to weld it up and retap a stud into it? or helicoil? another solution? i am not to worried if its perfect as its a baja and covered in mud most of the time...

steff................

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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 · 2 Aug 2007, 9:29 pm

#605000

Asmlong as the self tapping bolt has not enlarged the hole more than is required for a helicoil then a helicoil will be the easiest solution in my opinion.

Someone else may be able to let you know what size hole an M8 helicoil requires to be effective.

Cheers
Brendan

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DubCrazy Custom Title Time!

1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 2 Aug 2007, 10:07 pm

#605004

a bit to big, the old stud was drilled out and this selftapper wound in...

steff

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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 5 Aug 2007, 11:01 pm

#605397

Can you tap the hole out to a standard M10 x 1.5 ? The hole should be 8.5 diameter for this. Have a stepped stud made to suit, that is, M8 one end and M10 the other. Can help if you need a stud. Let me know.

DH

Matt Ryan Fahrvergnugen

890 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 6 Aug 2007, 1:25 pm

#605445

DubCrazy,

You'd be mad if you don't take up 1500S's offer to make you a replacement stud. I wish I'd known him a couple of years ago, I had the same problem & an engineering shop charged me $40 to make me a stepped stud. I needed to get back on the road & didn't have much choice other than to cough up.

Regards,

Matt.

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