[Shotimes] y pipe removal/installation

[Mark Nunnally]

Somebody else mentioned removing the manifold.  Frankly if you have 2 broken
studs this would save you time in the long run.  Just take the thing off and
work with it on the bench.  I've done that as well.

When I drill them out I start out with small bits and slowly go to larger
ones so I don't burn up the bits.  Pretty much though, from the time you
break one, cut the end off, drill it out, re-tap, and re-thread and
gathering all your needed tools in between, it's an hr of wasted time!

mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Mark Nunnally'" <manunnal@netheaven.com>; "'shotimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] y pipe removal/installation


> With the Home Depot carbide drill.......around 5 minutes per stud to drill
> it them out. This was after wasting a LOT of time with other drills and
> broken easy-outs.
>
> I imagine that trying to tap the holes is also a real PITA, because it's
so
> hard to get the broken stud drilled out straight. Going with the longer
> stud, and using top-bottom nuts to hold it to the manifold worked out well
> for me.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 10:32 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] y pipe removal/installation
>
> Just have to drill it out and re-tap.  Takes a good 1 hr to do
> that (per stud) to drill out, remove, re-tap, and thread in a new one.
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