27-09-2018, 07:49 AM
(26-09-2018, 11:33 PM)jansens Wrote: With stuck, partly broken studs I've had success making up a flat steel bar with a hole drilled half way along to fit over the stud. Put the bar over the stud so the top of the stud passes through the hole and then MIG weld them together. The heat from the welding usually breaks the stud free and the bar lets you turn it out. The danger is if it doesn't work you will shear the stud as you try turning it.
It works well for studs that are broken almost flush.
Simon
Jansen, good tip.I usually use a penny washer placed over the broken stud then plug weld through the hole and build up quite a big blob of weld as this gets more heat into the stud, wait for it to cease being red hot then gently rock it backwards and forwards