is there anything in north raleigh? i guess i could go to hamiltons(?) on tryon, but thats kinda far away and its hard for me to get over there during regular business hours (i work full time near the airport).

basically what happened is i broke a manifold/downpipe stud trying to replace the downpipe. it was broken flush with the manifold. i tried to drill and use an ez-out, but the fucking ez-out broke inside the stud.

so i'm looking for a place that can remove the broken stud and re-tap the hole if needed

*i tried the yellow pages but i would rather have a recommendation from someone who's been there before.

12/7/2005 4:58:00 PM

hamilton's is worth the the drive imo. i think gk2004 does some machine work somewhere, maybe pm him.

12/7/2005 5:07:00 PM

its not a question about making the drive, its about finding time to drive across town and back during the day. i'm assuming they're open the typical morning-5pm monday-friday?

12/7/2005 5:09:06 PM

carquest on germantown rd. off hillsborough, its closer, but not in north raliegh

12/7/2005 5:32:28 PM

Theres a machine shop/engine builder on glenwood/70, on the right heading north, somewhere near angus barn. Its a driveway off in the trees. There are also multiple truck/heavy equipment shops off westgate that I am sure could fix it.

12/7/2005 5:35:19 PM

have you tried any combination of heat, pb, and a punch?

12/7/2005 5:39:25 PM

Beethead...you have PM

12/7/2005 8:06:32 PM

walker's at six forks and wake forest

12/7/2005 10:37:28 PM

this is something ANY shop should be able to fix not just a machine shop, its not uncommon for those to break off. there have been times where i was doing exhaust work and couldnt break nuts loose, so I flip the direction and snap them on puropse. that way it usually breaks with enough sticking out to get some vice grips on after heating with a torch, and you can install new studs without drilling and tapping anything.

12/7/2005 10:42:08 PM

there's no grabbing it with vice grips...

12/8/2005 12:31:00 AM

Dont ever take anything to walker @six forks

12/8/2005 7:07:18 AM

^ why is that? Just curious. Only thing I've had done there is a flywheel resurfaced, so not much experiance with them.

12/8/2005 7:15:35 AM

Cant T-Hoff do it, if I am not mistaken they will even come pick it up and drop it off

12/8/2005 8:10:03 AM

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"Dont ever take anything to walker @six forks"

why? theyve done a few flywheels, blocks, and general stuff for me, never had a problem.

12/8/2005 8:22:52 AM

i've always had good luck at walker's for basic things. that's who we used when i was working at thompson.

12/8/2005 10:25:07 AM

i got a big ol handy dandy tap and die set from harbor frieght if you need it.

12/8/2005 11:37:18 AM

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"carquest on germantown rd. off hillsborough, its closer, but not in north raliegh"

I second this place, I had a head stripped and cleaned up there, and they did a crazy job cleaning and dissasembly for 35 bucks. They even sent the head through the glassbead blaster to break up all the carbon. Head came back SPOTLESS. Off of western between campus and cary if you're up for a drive.

-Steve

12/8/2005 12:47:04 PM