[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Suggest Cobalt Drill Bits, drill guide, plenty of lube Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Bill Homer [Email] (#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:39:59 In Reply to: Will have angle drill and helicoils on hand ;-) nm, AdamB [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:34:09 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members see ZERO ads on the bulletin boards and get more feature. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

When I removed the two broken studs on my previous 9000, I made a drill guide from a brass plumbing adapter - as I recall it was something like barbed hose end on one side and 1/8" NPT pipe thread on the other.

Cobalt drill bits work better on the hardened studs than titanium - which are a lot better than most others.

Also note that I replaced the long studs and spacers with normal short studs; as I recall Anders (Swedecar) said that this is what he does.

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• replacing turbo with manifold?, AdamB , Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:51:10
  • Re: replacing turbo with manifold?, Craig , Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:11:32
    • Re: Same here..., Street , Tue, 18 Aug 2015 02:17:52
      • Thanks, I'll try swapping the whole thing, AdamB , Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:00:38
        • Re: Good luck!, Street , Sat, 22 Aug 2015 12:28:24
          • Thanks! I hope there aren't too many broken studs, AdamB , Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:40:16
            • Re: Preparation is the key..., Street , Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:07:11
          • Re: Good luck! Ha, ha, ha!, Bill Homer , Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:48:11
            • Will have angle drill and helicoils on hand ;-) nm, AdamB , Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:34:09
              • Suggest Cobalt Drill Bits, drill guide, plenty of lube, Bill Homer , Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:39:59 <-- Viewing This Message
                • Do the short studs last better? (nm), AdamB , Mon, 24 Aug 2015 04:31:18
                  • Short rarely seem to be broken, long ones often..., RayF, Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:13:47
  • Re: replacing turbo with manifold?, Simon S, Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:01:18

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