oh no!!!this cant be good
 

I was messing around with my car yesterday and heard a BAD noise.The rocker stud broke off right below the threads.Ive been posting this around town in hopes someone can tell me how to get it out! Hopefully the pic works

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RE: oh no!!!this cant be good
 

have you tried vise grips? maybe weld a nut to the top of the stud?

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a reverse drill bit should work (like get one small enough to go into it and try that).. or at least ive heard
Good luck!

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+1 for welding a nut to it.

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the weld-a-nut idea would be great,but I dont have a welder.Also,are these pressed or screwed in?They are rebuilt stock 65 heads

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I always take a dremel tool with a cut off wheel and cut a slot big enough to get my large straight blade screwdriver into.
Then TWIST!
Hasent failed me yet on head bolts, flywheels water pumps, valve covers and rocker arm studs.
Cheap easy quick if it works for you like it has me.

RE: oh no!!!this cant be good
 

vise grips...there is plenty of meat to grab. Use a nice new pair. There may be LokTite on the threads, so maybe a little heat if the grips don't work. I wouldn't drill it...unless you snap it off flush, whichI doubt you wil do

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I pasted your pic into Word, blew it up to 500%, and Istill couldn't tell whether the studs are press-in or screw-in.

But I did see some questionable marks on the top of the valve stem for the bad stud. Unless it's just a grease smear of some sort I'd get an automotive machine shop to look at it just for that. Look at the rocker's roller tip and bring thattoo.

If they aren't screw-in studs (OE was not, but I have no idea what any rebuild since might have done), now would be the time to get that done for all 16 valves. One has already broken, so others may not be far behind . . .

Out of curiosity, what sort of pressures are those springs supposed to have?


Norm

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I'd use it as an excuse to spend money on some Edelbrock or AFR heads. But that's just me. And if the stud pulled out some, then they're pressed in.[:'(]