Snapped Manifold bolts :(

[danny_p]

exhaust nut can be 12mm or 13mm  but both m8.

only problem with those is your committed straight away  they chew the studs,  i prefer to firs try with good mole grips

[bmouthboyo]

Yea i know what you mean, plus there not cheap. I have tried with my mole grips but they just slip round it and chew at it as well.

Maybe file 2 sides a little flat for some perch?

[Ben Lessani]

Go buy a set of stud extractors from Halfords (£20), you get 4 in a red metal box - but you do need about 4mm of visible thread.

Stop arsing about with the wrong tools and bodging it - just get proper stud extractors and remove the studs properly - then you can also use them to install new studs.

[bmouthboyo]

I want to get them but as i said earlier, I was asking if the ones i linked to would be the right size for the bolts. I dont want to folk out money for tools that are the wrong size.

The manifold nuts were about 12mm but im not sure about the bolt body and i don't have a tool to measure it.

The standard Irwin set sizes range from 10mm to 16mm,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=290299100359

which i thought 10mm would be too big, so i asked would this expansion set that has a 8mm size be what i need.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Irwin-BOLT-GRIP-5pc-Bolt-Extractor-Expansion-Set-add-on_W0QQitemZ400049791912QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Measuring_Tools_Levels?hash=item5d24d363a8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

[Ben Lessani]

Those Irwin tools are for removing rounded bolt heads / rounded nuts.

They are not for removing studs.

[bmouthboyo]

ah ok sorry mate i thought they worked on studs the same way.

Ill pick up a set from halfords tomorrow, thanks for that.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Those Irwin tools are for removing rounded bolt heads / rounded nuts.

They are not for removing studs.

Why can you not use them for studs?

[Ben Lessani]

Because using the wrong tools for the job leads to 5 page posts like this.

[AudiA8Quattro]

The irwin extractors are fine to remove studs, just don't expect to be able to re-use them.
Or you could use the roller type extractor sockets ben posted.
I have both sets, and both have worked in the past for me.

[bmouthboyo]

Because using the wrong tools for the job leads to 5 page posts like this.

It wasn't a case of wrong tools, i needed advice and bought the tools, i.e. gas plus, blow torch, good mole grips and now the stud extractors.

I am very grateful for all the advice from people on here, im new to these DIY mechanic problems so i understand it must need some patience on your part.

Sorry if i bored you with this "5 page post"