Great video. So many of these problems we run into wouldn't exist if the last guy that wrenched on it had assembled the parts with anti-seize, proper torque, chasing threads, etc. you know. Everybody just wants to force stuff to fit and then put a breaker bar on it.
i hate when exhaust studs break off in a head. never done one on a bike. but chevy 4.8, 5.3 and 6.0 are notorious for having the rear bolts on the manifolds break off, so then you have to remove the manifolds and try to drill them out of the head with the heads still on and no room against the firewall, or remove the heads and try. breaking the extractor in the stud sucks, and the machine shop always gives us crap when we send them with broken extractors.
what a load of bullshit! im a bike technician ... i would have used a time-sert ... dot punch the center of the bolt then start with a small drill bit then drill bits slowly increasing up to the size of the hole (using a little oil so you look after your drill bits)... cut a new thread then fit the time-sert ( from a company called wurth) . the way you did it was butchery! rofl "snapped one of the cooling fins but its ok" they are there for a reason!;-)
@gurrtiger There's the controversy I was talking about. Refer to 1:23 where I talk about how the owner butchered the opportunity to do what you just said. ( the right way)
My exhaust stud has a nut rusted to the stud. If I where to heat the area red with an oxy acetylene torch. What are the chances the nut would pull out the stud since they are rusted together?
My favorite is when you use an impact driver to remove a screw and the tip on the driver snaps off flush with the screw. The hardened bits are tough to drill out, it makes a bad situation even worse. Last time it happened on a Phillips screw head, did the same thing you did – grabbed the Dremel and cut a straight slot in it, then used a ‘better’ quality impact driver and it came out.
Thx for taking the time to make all these vids. I don't do a whole lot of wrenching but you never know when a odd piece of info you picked up on a YT vid will come in handy.
@coolasice2 if you dill to the proper size of the biggest easy out they usually come out if not a little heat will work if that doest I tig Weld them with a 2% thoraited tungsten. I'm not saying that brain didn't have a good trick. I also have a lot.of experience with easy outs being a millwright in a big steel mill. Always getting broken bolts out of my machinery
Not ghetto at all!!!! I've had a guy try to drill out a broken bolt and drill all the way thru to a water jacket. Always good th leave it to us pro's. Nice fix. Good on ya for savin the bike.
Good job, Brian. I like the welding-a-nut idea, as well.
There's another way, if you can do TIG welding with low amperage DCEN TIG, on a steel bolt with aluminum casing. Go to the youtube channel weldingtipsandtricks, find the last video where he talks about a slide hammer puller. It's amazing how he can weld the end of a broken bolt, deep in a hole without melting the casing.
@spelunkerd That's a great idea. I'm confident if it's sticking out or flush, bu this was pretty recessed. The other nice thing about welding to them is they get torch hot which breaks up the electrolysis.
Good vid, but that bolt came out TOO easy. Why in the world did it break in the first place? I had a bolt break in my motorcycle. I tried an EZ Out. Didn't work. Broke in the bolt. Nightmare began. Ended up breaking it up into pieces and then using a Heli coil.
@CoolasIce2 You're right. I staged it. I had to grip the screw drive with both hands and turn at the shoulders to crack it free. You can't do that with a camera in your hand.
@briansmobile1 yup it sure does, but all the ones i have tryed was molded in and not threaded ,so welding a bolt to a female as head has being a fried for years,but if this work ,its just cool.
that's cool. I usually weld a nut to the end of it and fill the nut in with weld. this heats it up and alot give you something to bit onto with a wrench or someing
Great Vid I like what you say about the thumbs down. I'll have to add that to my vids. I think people don't like what I say on other vids and give me negative feedback. But I'm like you if you really don't like my vids that's cool I just want to know why.
Have you ever tried welding a nut on top ie filling the hole in the nut with weld them getting a socketon it to extract the stud. Worth a try if yiu ever get stuck
Great video. So many of these problems we run into wouldn't exist if the last guy that wrenched on it had assembled the parts with anti-seize, proper torque, chasing threads, etc. you know. Everybody just wants to force stuff to fit and then put a breaker bar on it.
sibco96 2 weeks ago
You did a good job on that broken stud. With a slot like that you can also use a hand impact if theyre galled or cross threaded.
MrRmh3481 1 month ago
What a great bike.
Louloudito 1 month ago
i hate when exhaust studs break off in a head. never done one on a bike. but chevy 4.8, 5.3 and 6.0 are notorious for having the rear bolts on the manifolds break off, so then you have to remove the manifolds and try to drill them out of the head with the heads still on and no room against the firewall, or remove the heads and try. breaking the extractor in the stud sucks, and the machine shop always gives us crap when we send them with broken extractors.
kenman1717 1 month ago
what a load of bullshit! im a bike technician ... i would have used a time-sert ... dot punch the center of the bolt then start with a small drill bit then drill bits slowly increasing up to the size of the hole (using a little oil so you look after your drill bits)... cut a new thread then fit the time-sert ( from a company called wurth) . the way you did it was butchery! rofl "snapped one of the cooling fins but its ok" they are there for a reason!;-)
gurrtiger 1 month ago
@gurrtiger There's the controversy I was talking about. Refer to 1:23 where I talk about how the owner butchered the opportunity to do what you just said. ( the right way)
briansmobile1 1 month ago
f means fuck it lol
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My exhaust stud has a nut rusted to the stud. If I where to heat the area red with an oxy acetylene torch. What are the chances the nut would pull out the stud since they are rusted together?
Thank you
fargobrad 3 months ago
@fargobrad If you wire brush it first and then heat it it's likely it will come off or the stud will come out like a bolt.
briansmobile1 3 months ago
Im dealing with the exact same problem with my bike. Thx.
DiscoMoonMonkey 4 months ago
@DiscoMoonMonkey You're welcome my friend!
briansmobile1 4 months ago
G shit , to bad the studs on my bike broke off deeper, any suggestions since ez out didn't work
jeff261991 6 months ago
@jeff261991 Do the welder trick like in my other vid on my channel.
briansmobile1 6 months ago
great vid, thanks!!!
stewheart 7 months ago
@stewheart You are welcome.
briansmobile1 7 months ago
My favorite is when you use an impact driver to remove a screw and the tip on the driver snaps off flush with the screw. The hardened bits are tough to drill out, it makes a bad situation even worse. Last time it happened on a Phillips screw head, did the same thing you did – grabbed the Dremel and cut a straight slot in it, then used a ‘better’ quality impact driver and it came out.
JohnzCarz 9 months ago
@JohnzCarz That's the same trouble with easy outs. I've had a lot of good luck with slotting.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
@briansmobile1 Nothing sucks worse than snapping off an EZ-Out in a broken bolt. I'd rather slam my penis in a door twice.
ProjectCarTV 9 months ago 6
@ProjectCarTV Ouch!
briansmobile1 9 months ago
ill make a video response for this one ...you'll be impressed
gassolean 9 months ago
@gassolean YES!!!
briansmobile1 9 months ago
Thx for taking the time to make all these vids. I don't do a whole lot of wrenching but you never know when a odd piece of info you picked up on a YT vid will come in handy.
Keep 'em coming!
md95603 9 months ago
@md95603 Thanks- will do!
briansmobile1 9 months ago
@coolasice2 if you dill to the proper size of the biggest easy out they usually come out if not a little heat will work if that doest I tig Weld them with a 2% thoraited tungsten. I'm not saying that brain didn't have a good trick. I also have a lot.of experience with easy outs being a millwright in a big steel mill. Always getting broken bolts out of my machinery
badass98kx250 9 months ago
@badass98kx250 I've had drill bits break off and easy outs break off inside broken bolts. That's when it's appropriate to cuss.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
@brainsmobile I just showed a friend your way and he said damn good idea. I also agree good job bud
badass98kx250 9 months ago
@brainsmobile I drill them then use a spiral easy out works like a charm
badass98kx250 9 months ago
@badass98kx250 Charm??? Many an EZ Out have broken in the bolt. I have 1st hand knowledge of that.
CoolasIce2 9 months ago
Not ghetto at all!!!! I've had a guy try to drill out a broken bolt and drill all the way thru to a water jacket. Always good th leave it to us pro's. Nice fix. Good on ya for savin the bike.
CURBECK 9 months ago
Good tip, Brian. You owned that bolt like a boss.
mazzmari 9 months ago
@mazzmari Ha ha! YES I DID! Thanks.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
Another trick is to weld a washer to the broken bolt, then weld a nut to the washer and turn it out with a socket or whatever fits. Good job though.
vipermech 9 months ago
Good job, Brian. I like the welding-a-nut idea, as well.
There's another way, if you can do TIG welding with low amperage DCEN TIG, on a steel bolt with aluminum casing. Go to the youtube channel weldingtipsandtricks, find the last video where he talks about a slide hammer puller. It's amazing how he can weld the end of a broken bolt, deep in a hole without melting the casing.
spelunkerd 9 months ago
@spelunkerd That's a great idea. I'm confident if it's sticking out or flush, bu this was pretty recessed. The other nice thing about welding to them is they get torch hot which breaks up the electrolysis.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
sweet dude , sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
terrobelone 9 months ago
Good vid, but that bolt came out TOO easy. Why in the world did it break in the first place? I had a bolt break in my motorcycle. I tried an EZ Out. Didn't work. Broke in the bolt. Nightmare began. Ended up breaking it up into pieces and then using a Heli coil.
CoolasIce2 9 months ago
@CoolasIce2 You're right. I staged it. I had to grip the screw drive with both hands and turn at the shoulders to crack it free. You can't do that with a camera in your hand.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
nicely done and no down raters which is even better!
foxdmulder 9 months ago
Excellent!!!
flukesalot 9 months ago
@flukesalot Sure beats scrapping the head huh?
briansmobile1 9 months ago
@briansmobile1 yup it sure does, but all the ones i have tryed was molded in and not threaded ,so welding a bolt to a female as head has being a fried for years,but if this work ,its just cool.
transdetendal 9 months ago
Excellent!!!
flukesalot 9 months ago
that's cool. I usually weld a nut to the end of it and fill the nut in with weld. this heats it up and alot give you something to bit onto with a wrench or someing
Great Vid I like what you say about the thumbs down. I'll have to add that to my vids. I think people don't like what I say on other vids and give me negative feedback. But I'm like you if you really don't like my vids that's cool I just want to know why.
On the other hand Great Vid Thumbs up!!!
2LateIWon 9 months ago
@2LateIWon Oops just saw someone else asked you the same thing.
2LateIWon 9 months ago
good tips keep them comming,
how about a wielding video
ballkeeper1 9 months ago
@ballkeeper1 Sure- will do.
briansmobile1 9 months ago
Have you ever tried welding a nut on top ie filling the hole in the nut with weld them getting a socketon it to extract the stud. Worth a try if yiu ever get stuck
mrfixitlondon 9 months ago
@mrfixitlondon I have. I LOVE that method! This one was too deep/drilled up/and hard to get to, to do that.
briansmobile1 9 months ago