broken top cap stud bravo XR

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07-21-2016, 05:16 PM

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it was broken off below the surface of the housing..knew the weld trick but did not think could get enough contact to weld

As stated above. Weld a nut to it. The weld won't interfere with the case, because its alum.... This will work...

07-21-2016, 05:48 PM

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soaked couple of days now, tried heat, cold, been drilling a size or so at a time, right to edge of threads, no go, going to just helicoil at this point, frozen worse than I even saw...

Come up to Northern New England and work on some cars/trucks with us. You'll find a new defenition of stuck/frozen/corroded/ball buster/screw this youcan't pay me enough....feelings...lol.

I'm sure the marina guys that work at the ocean feel the same pain.

07-21-2016, 08:55 PM

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Calcium chloride, I am personally convinced it is the best adhivse ever made for any type of metal. I am not sure why they even weld cars these days. All they would have to do is put all the panels together dip the whole thing in a tank of calcium chloride and they should be good to go. Think of the weight savings of all the unneeded welds and bolts.