engine studs no good TO35

William Fissell · Apr 9, 2018

Hi, All,

cant get the double ender studs out of the old cracked block and they are corroded anyway. The short 7/16 studs are easy to buy but the 10 long ones I cant find; and reason
not to substitute grade 8 cap screws for the long studs?

thanks

BIll

unc · Apr 10, 2018

I prefer studs to cap screws, but some lengths can be hard to source. Locate some Grade 8 bolts a little longer than you need, and have your friendly neighbourhood machinist turn off the heads, and re-thread the turned ends to the needed length and threads. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and will give you a stud that is factory equivalent or better. unc

unc · Apr 10, 2018

Sorry, forgot to add, the re-threading must be done on a lathe. A die won't work without the bolt shanks being turned down. Does your local high school have a machine shop? This project would be perfect for students. unc

John Deere D · Apr 10, 2018

My late brother was a Master Machinist.........had him machine GRADE 8 BOLTS (TEA-20)to length. Machined THREADS while in Lathe as per require:

Bob......MF FE 35 X & TEA-20

rockepg · Apr 11, 2018

give ARP a call. You might be surprised at what they stock. They were able to put together a bolt kit for my continental and shipped it out the next day.

Caryc · Apr 13, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:24:53 04/11/18) give ARP a call. You might be surprised at what they stock. They were able to put together a bolt kit for my continental and shipped it out the next day.

What is ARP?

ptfarmer · Apr 13, 2018

http://arp-bolts.com/

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