Re: Stripped spica studs (Owwww)

[Chris.Prael@domain.elided (Chris Prael)]

Tim,

Replacing all those 'pesky' studs with bolts and washers is NOT a good
idea.  

The factory used studs and not bolts to fasten the injection pump to
the block for a very good reason: you are almost certain to strip the
threads in the block when you torque those steel bolts!  I'm sure
that I am not the only one who would find it a lot peskier to replace
the block than it is to replace 1 to 4 studs.

Get the old studs out and replace them with nice fresh new ones. 

This may sound a little rough, but, if you are going to mess with
Alfas, you need to understand that it is 'mickey mouse' mechanicing 
(such as you have suggested) that has given Alfas a bad name in the US.

chrisp

> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:03:57 -0700
> From: Tim Weston <soulcoast@domain.elided>
> Subject: Stripped spica studs (Owwww)
> 
> Chris,
>         No laughing allowed, it happens to the best of us(even our
> mechanics when we're not there watching) . I think it would be hard to
> do an extraction with the pump in place. My suggestion is to have him
> pull ALL those pesky studs and replace them with bolts + washers of the
> same thread diameter.
> 
>         See you at CI (I'll be wearing a Conrero Sqaudra Corsa T-shirt !)
> 
> Best,
> Tim Weston
> AROSC
> Topanga, CA.
> '74 GTV (new oil, now it's time to detail !)

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