Thread: Stripped Tensioner Studs in Hell

Anyone out there with experience replacing the 2 M6 studs that thread into the block...the two studs the timing chain tensioner slides onto (DE)?
Are they reverse threaded into the block?
What should I buy at the hardware store?
HELP?

Rob
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no they are normal threaded. your talking about the timing chain tensioner ones on the head. ive had to do it once before also, best way is a small pair of vise grips. worked well and didnt take long at all. they are kinda difficult to get to and not alot of room to turn but take your time and do it slowly and they will come out.

Thanks for the quick answer & the info...looks like Saturday is planned.

I think they are relatively short bolts. They are M6 thread and maybe 10 or 15mm long. Also try the "screw out" products. they have worked well for me in the past.

I'd get those from GregV or from someone with a junk head. If you need a pair, i can try to extract them from the spare head i have in my garage.

I have ended up just using bolts for a friends head after one of the nuts just spun on the stud, they worked out just fine.

yeah you can use any long enough 10mm head bolt that would be on your car for them also, they are the same threads as those bolts

If you are going to use a regular bolt in place don't forget to add a compression washer. Just a tip.

Be careful of snapping the studs while you're turning them out, though. Probably the safest way is to double-nut it near the base of the stud, then turn it out from there to reduce side load

Thanks a lot for the advice/offers from everybody!
I ended up putting a blob of Permatex metal epoxy on the first few threads, then tightened a nut onto each as best I could with the threads stripped, waited for it set, then used a 10mm socket to ratchet it out.
Worked really well.
The local hardware store even sells automotive studs just like the ones I pulled out....$2.25 APIECE!! OUCH!!