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NelanCustoms
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i noticed one of the exhaust studs is missing on my headers? easy to replace? would this cause any problems?
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gaillarry
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The exhaust pipe where the stud is missing may leak as it may not be fully seating into the engine block.
Easy to replace, just get a new bolt, and use anti-sieze, but....check the previous bolt isn't broken off in the engine block, a common problem.
Easy to replace, just get a new bolt, and use anti-sieze, but....check the previous bolt isn't broken off in the engine block, a common problem.
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NelanCustoms
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time to get out the snap-on reversable drill bits
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BlackStar
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Uh-Oh. I guess I was real lucky on mine. I thought sure they would be seized.
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beergood
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Careful trying to back out a bit with one of those hardened removal tools. They can shatter, and then you're screwed.
I know because I have a chunk of one firmly wedged into a broken stud on my #2 cylinder. I did it at the beginning of the season. Do you know what I was thinking right before I broke it? I was thinking "I should probably stop before this breaks in there".
Oh well. I bolted on that pipe with one bolt, and it has worked fine. I was telling a buddy who also has a 750 about it, and he said he thought I would probably be okay. The next time I saw him he told me he was checking out his manifolds after our conversation and noticed that he had a broken stud. He had no idea when it had happened, but he bets that he has ridden at least one season that way.
You could potentially run into a problem with an exhaust leak, but I doubt it would be too severe.
This is all assuming that you can't get the bolt out. There are a couple options to try, which you should be able to find by doing a quick search.
I know because I have a chunk of one firmly wedged into a broken stud on my #2 cylinder. I did it at the beginning of the season. Do you know what I was thinking right before I broke it? I was thinking "I should probably stop before this breaks in there".
Oh well. I bolted on that pipe with one bolt, and it has worked fine. I was telling a buddy who also has a 750 about it, and he said he thought I would probably be okay. The next time I saw him he told me he was checking out his manifolds after our conversation and noticed that he had a broken stud. He had no idea when it had happened, but he bets that he has ridden at least one season that way.
You could potentially run into a problem with an exhaust leak, but I doubt it would be too severe.
This is all assuming that you can't get the bolt out. There are a couple options to try, which you should be able to find by doing a quick search.
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beergood
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Crap, I just re-read your first post, and noticed that you said it was missing, and not broken. I guess I was just wrapped up in my own story telling.
Just go to your local autoparts store and buy a new stud. They should have metric ones for under $2 a piece. I replaced most of mine.
Just go to your local autoparts store and buy a new stud. They should have metric ones for under $2 a piece. I replaced most of mine.
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BlackStar
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OOps I assumed that since he was getting the drill bits out that he found it was broken. Maybe I jumped the gun.
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Guest
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If it ain't broke. Fix it :-D
Mine has bolts not studs....
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beergood
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Mine originally had bolts (which is what is sheared off on mine), but I replaced them with studs. I personally like the studs because it is easier to line things up.