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Exhaust and Centre Stand Removal

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mick:
yep same here done the same as oddjob on swinging arm bushes  ;)

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Yep Done all of that remembered again by the responses
Well done guys
Cheers
Bitsa

Waggles:
I was lucky enough to have a bit more stud protruding than you have and was able to use a socket type stud extractor that went over the stud.

I recommend whatever method you use that the overnight soak in releasing fluid and the application of heat as already mentioned as well. In my experience you tend to screw things up royally if you don't take them seriously so the more methods you can apply at the same time the better!

I have had some success with the reverse thread stud extractors ( + heat + releasing fluid ) but as mentioned above they are so hardened they are very brittle and break very easily and are a s*d to get out once they have.

Overall +1 on the weld something to it!

ShaunJ:
Thanks for all the help and advice.

I had it soaking in WD40 for a week. Tried for three hours to weld something to the stud but each time it just snapped a bit more of the stud off. Gave up with that method and ended up drilling it out. Managed to preserve most of the threads by picking the bits of the stud out of the hole. I am not sure that it was a "stud" it looked like a piece of threaded bar which had become extremely brittle. It originally sheared under very little pressure so either it was substandard material or it had been "cooked" by the exhaust temperature.

The good news was that the main stand was very easy to get off and has now been powder coated and refitted. It is looking good.

ka-ja:
Hi Shaun,
               Glad you're sorted---Ken

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