Urgent! 4k Fuel Pump Stud Removal

[ke70dave]

nah i didn't have the spaner on both nuts. So i tighten the outside one against the one closest to the block, then i loosen with the one closest to the block?

 

 

oh yeah, and i think my fuel pump is cactus so if anyone has one that'd be sweet!

 

yeah mate do as you say with the 2 nuts.

 

use 2 spanners to tighten them up against each other and hopefully its enough grab on the thread to be able to unscrew the studd.

 

oh c'mon be brave, fuel and welding mix nicely.

[RainWarriorDregs]

sooo....

 

 

 

i got the studs out, all it took was a heap of freeze and release, some vice grips and my burly friend bob. now just gotta decide whether to wait until monday for bolts or put the studs back in.

 

and hope my fuel pump works

 

 

THANKS GUYS, I'll let you know how it goes.

[love ke70]

got a fuel pump if you need one, was fine the last tme i tested it for a time waster :)

 

why not put the studs back in? only reason it snapped is because you over-torqued it, just like a bolt will, only bolts are more likely to strip the thread and create yet more dramas.

 

theres a reason performance cars run head studs rather than bolts ;)

[RainWarriorDregs]

yeah i put the studs back in. bolted her up and the friggin' thing kept leaking! and now my battery is flat!!!

 

 

ARGH! :)

 

however i had to cut my own gaskets which could be the problem haha. i'll grab some gaskets this week sometime and try her out again

 

 

hey love ke70 i might take that pump off you, how much you want for it? i'll pm you

 

 

*edit: someone mentioned to me about an electric fuel pump, i might have a look see into that a bit

 

LOVE KE70 you've got mail ;)

Edited February 21, 2010 by RainWarriorDregs

[love ke70]

don't bother with a gasket, just use hi-temp red.