Congrats Robert.

I had to drill out two studs on a Beetle engine recently.  One was not to bad, but the second one turned out to be a bear.
I snapped off an easy-out and then my new sharp drill bit did not stay sharp for long.  The easy-out is made out of very hard,
but unfortunately brittle, material.

Glad it worked out.

Warren Lail
88 Westy "Billy Bones"

>>>>Well thanks everyone for the ideas. This is how I did it. A Dremel tool with
a tungsten carbide cutter . I slowly hollowed out the old studs then I drilled
them with a helper to get it as square as possible. Tapped them and installed
heli coils. The new exhaust system went on without incident. Enjoyed a couple
of very cold beers afterwards. Not an easy job.

Robert<<<<<<<<<<<