Hi all,
I have a brocken stud in my front right exhaust port, I have tried to get it out without success, and my local welder hasn't been able to weld onto the stub, so I am planning remove the head and take it to a place where they do Spark Erosion to have it removed.
My main problem is I'm not very savvy with this level of work, I have managed to get the AIS off, but already feel pretty confused about what I'm doing, (lot of pipes and connections there) I only have the service manual PDF, (not sure what else is available)
Next I take off the air box from under the tank, then the throttle bodies and whatever else is under there, then the cam cover and rocker arms - is that about right? Do I need to have the engine at TDC, or does that not matter? I expect the valves will all close as I remove the rockers? Do I need to touch the pushrods, or anything else?
I did have a quick go at drilling, (using the flange as a guide) but it didn't inspire much confidence - I'm due for valve adjust, (now over 50k its quite noisy cold) so I thought I may as well try and do this stud right, lot of dirt under there. How am I doing?
I have a brocken stud in my front right exhaust port, I have tried to get it out without success, and my local welder hasn't been able to weld onto the stub, so I am planning remove the head and take it to a place where they do Spark Erosion to have it removed.
My main problem is I'm not very savvy with this level of work, I have managed to get the AIS off, but already feel pretty confused about what I'm doing, (lot of pipes and connections there) I only have the service manual PDF, (not sure what else is available)
Next I take off the air box from under the tank, then the throttle bodies and whatever else is under there, then the cam cover and rocker arms - is that about right? Do I need to have the engine at TDC, or does that not matter? I expect the valves will all close as I remove the rockers? Do I need to touch the pushrods, or anything else?
I did have a quick go at drilling, (using the flange as a guide) but it didn't inspire much confidence - I'm due for valve adjust, (now over 50k its quite noisy cold) so I thought I may as well try and do this stud right, lot of dirt under there. How am I doing?