halliday77
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi guys,
Totally pulled apart the engine on my '81 with ONLY ONE STUCK BOLT! A bit of blowtorching sorted that out. But just when I thought i was totally winning, I tried removing the cylinder studs.
My first few tries were unsuccessful, so decided to resort to the blowtorch and a plumbing wrench. This served only to tear a few shreds of metal off a couple of the studs before i gave up trying.
I've since learned of the double-nut method (which i should have looked up sooner) but i won't be able to try it until i get back to the shop on the weekend.
My questions are: if i do eventually get the studs out, can i grind down the tooth marks on the shaft caused by the wrench? They're not too deep and i don't imagine a light grind will affect them structurally, but i don't know.
If i can't grind them, anyone know where i can get some replacements?
Finally, if the nuts DON'T work... what the hell should i do?! I don't NEED them out, really. It just means i gotta send the case off for soda blasting with some big-ass studs coming from the top.
As always, your advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys.
Cheers.
Totally pulled apart the engine on my '81 with ONLY ONE STUCK BOLT! A bit of blowtorching sorted that out. But just when I thought i was totally winning, I tried removing the cylinder studs.
My first few tries were unsuccessful, so decided to resort to the blowtorch and a plumbing wrench. This served only to tear a few shreds of metal off a couple of the studs before i gave up trying.
I've since learned of the double-nut method (which i should have looked up sooner) but i won't be able to try it until i get back to the shop on the weekend.
My questions are: if i do eventually get the studs out, can i grind down the tooth marks on the shaft caused by the wrench? They're not too deep and i don't imagine a light grind will affect them structurally, but i don't know.
If i can't grind them, anyone know where i can get some replacements?
Finally, if the nuts DON'T work... what the hell should i do?! I don't NEED them out, really. It just means i gotta send the case off for soda blasting with some big-ass studs coming from the top.
As always, your advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys.
Cheers.