Magician exhaust plate stud broke off and pipe broken from frame

[zippy]

This shows how I used my head I already had. The newspaper kept the metal shavings out of the cylinder head while work was in progress:

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Originally Posted by zippy

This shows how I used my head I already had. The newspaper kept the metal shavings out of the cylinder head while work was in progress:

So my newest update, I had a good friend come over and help me try to remove the stud and we first tried to remove the other stud to see how far we needed to drill but it broke off almost immediately. So we tried to remove that one and no luck. So I am looking at doing what you did zippy.

Originally Posted by zippy

A machine shop I consulted recommended I drill the new holes to a depth 1.5 times the diameter of the replacement studs.together.

How far did you say to drill? 1.5 times the diameter??

[zippy]

That's right. The machine shop guy said standard practice is to go to a depth 1.5 times the diameter of the replacement stud. I did and the depth of the metal in the head was sufficient to take it.

Good luck. It was tricky to drill the holes perpendicular to the face but I got them close enough to work.