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<DIV>I guess then you don’t have/can't borrow a stud extractor? (the tubular
type is better) If it's that tight you're likely to end up snapping it off.
Possibly recut a slightly smaller thread?</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
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<DIV>Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>Patrick
& Caroline Quinn</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 27, 2017 9:14 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net>healeys@autox.team.net</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Stripped Water Pump Stud</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>G’day<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Had a half hour
to spare this afternoon so I thought I would fit the new water pump to the BN3’s
six-cylinder engine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Of the four
nuts, three tightened without a problem. but I managed to strip the thread the
stud thread on the fourth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Normally I would
use the twin nut method, but with the stud stripped that’s not possible. So what
to do? My 40+ year old vice-grips (mole-grips) can’t handle the strain and I
don’t have a welder to weld on a nut, nor do I have an
extractor.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Was thinking
about filing the end of the stud flat on two sides and using a crescent wrench
or what we call a shifting spanner. Any experienced advice out
there?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Many
thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick
Quinn<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains,
Australia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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