Air filter stud
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Air filter stud
On the air intake is a stud to which the air filter cover is secured. I've seen a couple where the stud has snapped like this:
Does anyone know how to replace the stud? Looking at the back of the plate, it appears that the stud may be keyed:
I have tried penetrating fluid and heat combined with a drift, unscrewing, and a bench press, none of which seem to have made any difference. The stud is clearly steel as opposed to the alloy casting, so it must have been put in there some how. Before I resort to drilling and tapping for a new threaded stud, I would welcome other suggestions.-
- Minor Legend
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Re: Air filter stud
Had the same issue with my A30. Couldn't solve it easily so bodged it with araldite several years ago. It's still on the 'to do' list.
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- Minor Fan
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Re: Air filter stud
I unsuccessfully tried to remove one a few years ago, they are a very tight interference fit or the stud was placed in the mold before the aluminium was poured.
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Re: Air filter stud
I wouldn’t replace it. I would drill it, thread the hole and loctite in a new threaded section. I would expect they were made with the pin in place or it was shrink fitted, afterwards. The piece is clearly D shaped, not round, at the bottom end
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Re: Air filter stud
Cut a thread on the stud and put a piece of internal threaded tube (examples in links below) over it, then screw a new piece of threaded bar into the threaded tube so that you can attach the original butterfly ended female nut.
Totally inconspicuous and nearly original.
The thread can be determined from the female thread inside the butterfly nut.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-16-UNF-RIG ... rk:39:pf:0
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Threaded-Ins ... 0317217590
Totally inconspicuous and nearly original.
The thread can be determined from the female thread inside the butterfly nut.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-16-UNF-RIG ... rk:39:pf:0
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Threaded-Ins ... 0317217590