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#572627 - 05/01/09 08:52 PM I just snapped off a head stud!!
scoutll Bronze Member Jedi Warrior Registered: 11/18/08 Posts: 570 Loc: North Dakota	I just snapped off one of the long headbolts on my 1098. Anyone have any lying around? It snapped at 50 ft pounds. I need to extract the broken stud and change the head gasket since I don't want to take the chance of a leak now. What recommendations on the head gasket? I'm thinking a Payen. Any tips or helpful words from anyone who had gone through this before?? I would have to do this on the first of May instead of the first of November when I would have all winter to fix it. Attachments _________________________ Bryan Durham -USAF tired and retired- No, my car don't leak, it's just markin' it's territory. 1963 MG MIDGET - BLACK with Red interior
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#572635 - 05/01/09 09:16 PM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: scoutll]
Trevor Jessie Gold Member Yoda Registered: 11/02/03 Posts: 5698 Loc: Louisville KY	Why is the number 45 ft lbs in my mind? Are they supposed to go to 50? _________________________ 1970/2 MG Midget Future Engine Swap Project _________________ 1958/9 Sprite AN5L/1499 1275 SuperCharged Datsun 5-speed _________________ Great car show: http://www.britishbash.com
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#572636 - 05/01/09 09:17 PM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: Trevor Jessie]
Trevor Jessie Gold Member Yoda Registered: 11/02/03 Posts: 5698 Loc: Louisville KY	Are they the same as the 1275 head studs? _________________________ 1970/2 MG Midget Future Engine Swap Project _________________ 1958/9 Sprite AN5L/1499 1275 SuperCharged Datsun 5-speed _________________ Great car show: http://www.britishbash.com
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#572639 - 05/01/09 09:28 PM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: Trevor Jessie]
scoutll Bronze Member Jedi Warrior Registered: 11/18/08 Posts: 570 Loc: North Dakota	Originally Posted By: Trevor Jessie Why is the number 45 ft lbs in my mind? Are they supposed to go to 50? No Trevor, it's actually 40. For some reason I thought it was 50. That's what I get for trying to remember rather than checking before doing something dumb. According to the Moss cat, the studs are the same for 948-1275. Edited by scoutll (05/01/09 09:31 PM) _________________________ Bryan Durham -USAF tired and retired- No, my car don't leak, it's just markin' it's territory. 1963 MG MIDGET - BLACK with Red interior
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#572640 - 05/01/09 09:33 PM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: Trevor Jessie]
bgbassplyr Jedi Knight Registered: 01/16/09 Posts: 1200 Loc: Charlotte, NC	You should be able toremove the rocker shaft, extract the broken stud, and re-install the rocker shaft. Loosen the remaining head studs and retorque all. If the head isn't moved, the gasket should still be tight and sealed. This is basicly what is done when the head is retorqued after a rebuild and break-in. Jim _________________________ LBC's previously owned: 2 '59 TR3As, 1 Driven, 1 raced in '64 '61 & '68 Corvairs, both 4 carb (non LBC) Sunbeam Alpine (former wife loved it) Volvo 122S (non LBC) '46 MGTC 0442 '62 Sprite (racer) Currently owned: '62 TR4 (CT5586 L) bought 1990, stored until 2008, now undergoing refurbish for a driver. Jim Browne A legend in my spare time. I started with nothing and still have most of it.
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#572683 - 05/02/09 06:46 AM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: bgbassplyr]
Trevor Jessie Gold Member Yoda Registered: 11/02/03 Posts: 5698 Loc: Louisville KY	I'll see if I have any still laying around. Maybe the ARP studs torque to 45 with motor oil as lube? Edited by Trevor Jessie (05/02/09 06:46 AM) _________________________ 1970/2 MG Midget Future Engine Swap Project _________________ 1958/9 Sprite AN5L/1499 1275 SuperCharged Datsun 5-speed _________________ Great car show: http://www.britishbash.com
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#572870 - 05/02/09 08:42 PM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: scoutll]
ChrisS Platinum Member Jedi Knight Registered: 08/17/04 Posts: 1213 Loc: Austin, TX	I've got a few sets. PM me your address. Replace the head gasket with a Payen. _________________________ Chris I don't have a solution but I admire the problem. www.Spridget-Tech.com
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#572966 - 05/03/09 08:47 AM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: ChrisS]
jlaird Bronze Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 11/13/05 Posts: 18905 Loc: Niceville FL	Think I just may be able to help if Chris runs into a prob. _________________________ Jack Laird Retired USAF AN5L 24515, Eng. 9C-U-H 16218, Apr. 1959 "Miss Agatha" On the road again and smiling. We were there, Lake of the Ozarks, 2008!! We gona be at Euro Fest 2011, see you there.
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#572974 - 05/03/09 09:18 AM Re: I just snapped off a head stud!! [Re: jlaird]
scoutll Bronze Member Jedi Warrior Registered: 11/18/08 Posts: 570 Loc: North Dakota	Got some. Thanks a lot for all the replies and offers.. Great bunch, as usual. _________________________ Bryan Durham -USAF tired and retired- No, my car don't leak, it's just markin' it's territory. 1963 MG MIDGET - BLACK with Red interior
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