Karl,

At this point I'm wondering if anything is going to break them loose - the
one I broke was one of the better ones.  It snapped off in an area of no
corrosion (full cross-section) after flexing (torsion) about a quarter turn.
I do have room to weld a nut on it (great idea!), but I feel the kind of
torque I've applied so far will just twist it off.  Should I be using an
impact driver, heat or what?  Pistons and all are removed, with most
necessary new parts for re-assembly sitting in a box ready to go. This is
frustrating!

Thanks for the advice!

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Mullendore <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Removing head studs

>A trick I've used on these is to weld a nut onto the broken end of the
stub.
>This has worked well,even on those that have broken WAY down in the water
>jackets. Of course,you'll need to remove the cylinders and pistons for
this!
>Have fun!
>
>Karl
>