Broken Oil pick-up tube stud

[doclees]

So it looks like I'm back in the SHO game. After 4 years getting the 89 back on the road. Thought I would have it done this weekend. So all is going find on my clutch/9lb flywheel/tranny/rod bearing/strut/oil cooler gasket job until just now. In tightening the nuts that hold the oil pick-up tube to oil pump I snapped a stud off. Anyone got info on removing the remaining stud and replacing another? I read about using two nuts and backing the lower nut out. Not sure I have enough thread left. The studs do unscrew normal, correct?

 

[Phoenix]

So it looks like I'm back in the SHO game. After 4 years getting the 89 back on the road. Thought I would have it done this weekend. So all is going find on my clutch/9lb flywheel/tranny/rod bearing/strut/oil cooler gasket job until just now. In tightening the nuts that hold the oil pick-up tube to oil pump I snapped a stud off. Anyone got info on removing the remaining stud and replacing another? I read about using two nuts and backing the lower nut out. Not sure I have enough thread left. The studs do unscrew normal, correct?

Replace the oil pump , you will save alot of time and money.

 

[TYSHO]

I never snapped one but I'd recommend wedging a "bolt-out" socket on the remaining stud with a piece of wood and hammer. Once you get the splines to sink in on top of the stud, it will come out. I'd do this if vise grips can't handle the job.

Here's what a bolt out kit looks like. There are many manufacturing brands, although this one is a Craftmans.

 

[doclees]

thanks folks, I think I will try the bolt out first. I have those. Was thinking about trying it before but wanted to check. I'm not a fan of finding another oil pump but will keep it in mind. If the bolt out doesn't work I'll head over to Harbor Freight aka China freight and try their stud removal tool.

 

[TYSHO]

thanks folks, I think I will try the bolt out first. I have those. Was thinking about trying it before but wanted to check. I'm not a fan of finding another oil pump but will keep it in mind. If the bolt out doesn't work I'll head over to Harbor Freight aka China freight and try their stud removal tool.

Let us know how it goes. The Craftsmans Bolt Outs have helped me remove a few rounded bolts, including the crankshaft bolt. I had to hold them afterward with vise grips, insert a drift pin on the back side, then whack the bolts out with a hammer. That's how good I wedged them on, and how good they would grab.

 

[NEp8ntballer]

I used a Lisle stud remover set. Hit it on with a hammer and turn it out. There's no need to put in a new oil pump. the studs aren't held in by much torque so they come out fairly easily. Then take the remnant to a hardware store with a decent selection to find the replacement stud.

 

[doclees]

An easy fix

Got a $5 stud remover from Harbor Freight. Maybe they work with large studs but I had no luck figuring it out for a small one. The #1 bolt-out looked too large too. Used the jam/drive nut trick on the good stud because I thought it might be in the way of making the stud remover work. It came out so easy I opted to use vise grips on the snapped one. Easy! Re-torqued to 70 in lbs (manual says 60-90 for bolts) and not the max specs of 24 ft lbs for nuts from my manual . Got to be wrong numbers. Pan is all clean and back on. Now on to the China made pressure plate issue. Seems they didn't drill one of the dowel holes deep enough. I think it will be easier to grind down a dowel a bit vs drilling out the PP steel.

 

[Ishodu]

The 9 lb flywheels usually have too long of pins. Make sure the PP is sitting flat on the flywheel before you proceed or you will not be happy.

 

[doclees]

Doesn't seem to be that the dowels are too long. It is only one dowel hole on the pressure plate that doesn't fit any of the dowels on the flywheel. I've used the depth gauge end of a micrometer to measure the dowels on the flywheel and all are equal. When fitting the plate to the flywheel it is the one hole that prevents the dowel from full insertion and a flush fit on the flywheel. I'll find a bolt or something to measure the plate hole depth to be certain before grinding or drilling anything.

 

[TYSHO]

The #1 bolt-out looked too large too. It came out so easy I opted to use vise grips on the snapped one. Easy!

I was thinking that when I was looking at my kit today,was just unsure since it's been awhile since I've done rod bearings. Thanks for the info!