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These are the only kinds we have at work I think... and should I use tungsten or cobalt drill bit?

^ those look cool but I wonder about how well they will work with the bolt actually broken off inside the head not being flush and the lack of room in general in the area

What extractor does everyone reccomend?

Ok so my next line of questions... Haha what size drill bit should I be using on the broken stud?

Think im gonna take mine down clean up the vinyl some clean off the metal, go to Joannes fabrics buy a thin layer of foam... cut to fit spray adhesive that and let it sit for a day... the spray adhesive the back and re wrap the vinyl :)use some clamps and let it sit a day or so and then toss it back up...

I know I must sound like a whiny dueche >< Haha but thanks again to everyone who has helped... went ahead and ordered those... hopefully they will be here before the weekend so I can get em in. Now on to my next problem that broken stud in the head

I am only doing one side for now so 1 is good for me... wow pretty expensive in total for shipping and everything -_- 45$

Omg I love you... you wouldn't happen to have a link to the kit would you? Its for the passenger side.

do you mean a 300zx or a 350z? also which year should i ask for the studs in?

I thought you said they were 8M

What year Z? and what trim? what do i ask for?

Yeah I just don't have the mechanical ability to do that by myself I don't think...

Ok so this is the only stud that is the same size and length (the one on the left) but the lengths of the threads are different... does this matter?

The dealer is going to be pretty expensive though right?

i lied they are the same size but I swore I used a 12 on some and a 13 on others... anyways... I can't find replacement studs that are equal to either of these? Don't know where I need to go to get them? Any ideas?

Ill have to post pics next time im working on it

Kk manifold is off... one stud must of previously broke within the head... need to get it out some how... also... I noticed all the studs are different... im confused...

Also looks as if the old gasket has broken and turned so I assume one of the other studs is loosened as well... and the studs seem smaller than m10 I dunno though

So yeah taking the heat shield off the exhaust manifold and I hear clink on the ground as soon as its off and I look down and a stud is laying on the ground... problem found?

Yeah I don't have stock stock exhaust exactly either... a friend of mine was gonna replace it so he cut it off... and realized he couldn't complete the job... so I went to a muffler shop and had them weld everything back together. but we did manage to replace the exhaust tip... but the cat, muffler and everything else is stock... so I need to find out what size bolts would be the best replacement... I guess I will just have to figure out how to get them off and take them to work to purchase replacements. Really hoping this freeze off stuff works... I did buy the studs needed for the manifold job... if I can get the exhaust parts off this weekend I'll be ready to replace the studs and manifold gaskets and etc. I only bought 6 studs but if I need more I'll just grab some more later...

Thinking about replacing my ignition switch since it wont start my truck any more... was wondering if anyone had a spare one for sale or knew of a cheaaap place online? I would normally get it from work but they don't have any for sale...

Bought some CRC Freeze off everywhere I've looked says it works reaaaallllyyy well so round two this sat probably...

eww :X I don't have that kind of money either haha so I guess I'll be learning how to do it all

I really am a novice mechanic so I have no experience with removal of broken studs or boring out holes to put in larger studs... so yeah haha :X

I Couldn't figure a way to break em because the socket kept slipping off the heads... I personally Don't have a grinder... My girlfriends stepfather has a workshop fully equipped with pretty much every tool so I'm sure he has one... but Ive never personally used a grinder either... Also I noticed the bolts were all very much different sizes? when I replace I should just use the m8x1.25 30's though?