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• K24 Downpipe stud size by tdrabbit on 10 Jun, 2014 07:05
• My downpipe studs are all siezed and snapped off on my k24, I'm going to drill and tap them.  The studs are 8mm correct?  I want to go slightly larger to clean and get some fresh threads.   Thanks
  
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• #1 by theman53 on 10 Jun, 2014 07:12
• m8-1.25. You shouldn't need to go larger if you have a mill or drill press. They are awfully hard to drill sometimes
• #2 by tdrabbit on 10 Jun, 2014 08:22
• Thanks, yea I don't have either of those, I do have really good machine bits though.  I was able to drill one nearly completely out, there's less than a 1/16" of wall left, but I still can't break the remains apart to pull it out.  Which is why I figured on just drilling the whole thing out and starting new.
  
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• #3 by vanbcguy on 10 Jun, 2014 09:05
• Lots and lots of heat should do the trick. The turbine housing can definitely take it.
  
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• #4 by tdrabbit on 10 Jun, 2014 10:09
• Quote from: vanbcguy on 10 Jun, 2014 09:05

  Lots and lots of heat should do the trick. The turbine housing can definitely take it.
  
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  Yea i tried that, they snapped flush with the housing :/
  
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