pierburg carb storage

[dave lfc]

I would use a 2mm left hand drill bit as this will often unscrew the stud as you drill,

thanks for that.where would i get one of them from and i will try and get one asap,cheers dave

[dave lfc]

update on carb,right got a couple of 2mm/4mm hss drill bits and drilled out a hole in the broken stud/bolt.then inserted/screwed a stud extractor in and started to turn got a good bite,thought hear we go this will just extract the stud no problem then snap.the friggin stud extractor snapped in the hole so i was a bit cheesed off to say the least.anyway managed to drill it out and the rest of the stud but i was a bit concerned about drilling to deep to get it out but there wasnt anything to worry about as there seems to be a 3 to 4mm void between the stud and carb base,well there was on mine so hope this helps if anyone has the same problem.cheers dave

[itchyfeet]

Well done

[dave lfc]

thanks for all your help,had my van a couple of years now and knew nothing about how to work on these vans and i have just starting to get to grips with most of the problems that come with these vans to keep running but it is something that i quite enjoy especially when you get things right.cheers dave

[itchyfeet]

Bit late now but If it helps anybody else the depth you can drill to is 12mm for the pancake inlet manufold M5 Studs.

As you say there is a big void underneath with origional studs but many have had longer studs fitted for LPG so they may be threaded in deeper.

[ghost123uk]

the friggin stud extractor snapped in the hole so i was a bit cheesed off to say the least.anyway managed to drill it out

Well done

Well done indeed

The only time I had to remove the remains of a broken stud extractor it was a RIGHT pain. I wonder why they are so brittle ?