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Old 10-13-2014, 09:33 PM
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Does any one know a good way to remove rusted and ate away studs out of a transom plate.The ones that come thru the transom.????? JOHN SR
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Best tool I ever used was the Snap On Stud Remover and Re-setter Set CG515B . If you look on Ebay you can buy just the collet and necessary collet housing. These also work great on removing the bell housing and lower unit studs without marring the studs or screwing up the threads.

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One more thought , if the studs are broken just tig weld a nut onto them. This goes against conventional wisdom but heat the stud with a torch where the heat will soak down into the corrosion and turn into a powder. Strike the top of the stud with a hammer a few times, throw a little wd-40 at the thread and slowly work the stud back and forth.
It'll work.Just be patient.
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Yeah but some of theses studs are ate away. JOHN SR
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Put it on your Bridgeport? That's my answer.
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Hey John
That's what I was talking about if you know someone with a tig welder. Even if the stud is broken off flush all they have to do is keep dabbing a bead up approx 3/8 high then weld a nut on. You might break the weld off a time or two but if you're careful that stud will come out without screwing up the threads. I do it all the time. I just did a transom plate like that last Friday.

Good luck on it , it will work

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John, they do make a chemical that will eat steel and not aluminum. I've seen it used at my friends machine shop b4 works very well...
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Agree heat is the way to go. I used my mig to weld a washer on a broke off stud, then a nut. After the heat put some candle wax (from heavy equipment forums) on it. Came right out
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