Re: [MV] M151 exhaust manifold stud repair?

From: jonathon (jemery@execpc.com)
Date: Sun Mar 26 2000 - 12:37:13 PST


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>Clearly, the simplest would be to grind the bugger out and use a new,
>non-captive bolt, inserted from below. I was wondering, however, if anyone
>out there had found a more imaginative way of restoring the existing bolt,
>in situ?

I'm looking at my $50 surplus mutt engine right now. What about inserting a
piece of threaded rod (type B-7, not the soft hardware store stuff) and then
put a nut on it and then weld the nut to the stud and the nut to the flange,
if done properly it may look just like original.

je
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