Broken Turbo/DP Studs

[Neil_FK7]

Hey guys, so as the title states; I broke the studs connecting my turbo to the catalytic converter. I ordered replacement OEM studs and am waiting for the machine shop to get back to me. I thought I'd share my experiences and keep you all updated just in case anyone else finds themselves in this situation. Pictures below.
Wish me luck haha.

20' Sport Hatch 6MT (White Orchid Pearl)

 

[BoxsterSteve]

Pretty common occurrence... drill out most of the recessed broken part and use an easy out.
Long busted one is easier yet.
Kroil it for a day or more. Then heat up the surrounding area and remove with Vise Grips.

 

[Neil_FK7]

Pretty common occurrence... drill out most of the recessed broken part and use an easy out.
Long busted one is easier yet.
Kroil it for a day or more. Then heat up the surrounding area and remove with Vise Grips.

the long one seems to be rotating in place, its in the hands of a machine shop I got recommended by someone. I just hope I won't need another turbo.

 

[Oddwayne]

the long one seems to be rotating in place, its in the hands of a machine shop I got recommended by someone. I just hope I won't need another turbo.

You’ll be fine my guy. Studs and bolts break on people all the time. Plenty of ways to get your turbo back to you with them removed. You’ll be fine. For the long stud, you could have tried this trick an old head taught me at work one day. Heat up the stud and bust out a candle. The wax will literally travel into the threads and a vice grip and some leverage, she’d come out easy peasy. The other one you’d just have to drill and extract.

 

[Neil_FK7]

You’ll be fine my guy. Studs and bolts break on people all the time. Plenty of ways to get your turbo back to you with them removed. You’ll be fine. For the long stud, you could have tried this trick an old head taught me at work one day. Heat up the stud and bust out a candle. The wax will literally travel into the threads and a vice grip and some leverage, she’d come out easy peasy. The other one you’d just have to drill and extract.

thanks for the reassurance, this thing just has me stressed because I haven't even hit 1k miles yet, and I didn't expect the downpipe/intake install to decommission the car for this long

 

[REBELXSi]

Oof this is one of the few reasons I haven't done this yet. I can't afford any downtime and I have a feeling I'd be stuck with broken studs.

 

[Neil_FK7]

Oof this is one of the few reasons I haven't done this yet. I can't afford any downtime and I have a feeling I'd be stuck with broken studs.

I made the mistake of not spraying the studs down for a few days before trying to remove them. I only did it on the day of removal several times and it didn't do much. my advice would be if you don't absolutely need your car for a weekend, spray it down a few times on Friday, Saturday and then Sunday morning and try removal in the afternoon/evening if you have the time for that.

 

[Neil_FK7]

just picked it up from the machine shop and these threads feel brand new! new studs didn't have any play when I test fit them, overall this went much better than I was expecting. huge shoutout to John and all the guys at Advanced Engine Rebuilders in Wheeling!

 

[fenix-silver]

Use anti-seize when you reassemble everything!!

 

[Neil_FK7]

Use anti-seize when you reassemble everything!!

that was my very first thought! don't want this happening again haha

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