[DeTomaso] Side gill studs, threaded or not?

[B. SEIB]

I suggest you warm the aluminum casting to 150C or so first. Then weld the
nut to the stud.
Good Luck!
Barry 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tomas Gunnarsson [mailto:guson at home.se] 
Sent: February-18-15 1:29 PM
To: Tony DiGiovanna; 'B. SEIB'; 'DetomasoList'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Side gill studs, threaded or not?

Thanks! Then there might be hope to get those broken ones out anyway. I'm
going to try my favorite method of welding a nut to the stud remains.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony DiGiovanna" <tonydigi at optonline.net>
To: "'B. SEIB'" <oldwheel at shaw.ca>; "'DetomasoList'" <detomaso at poca.com>;
<guson at home.se>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:57 AM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Side gill studs, threaded or not?


> Agree.  My '72 pre-L has threaded-n studs in the back of the gills.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of B. SEIB
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 9:06 PM
> To: DetomasoList; guson at home.se
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Side gill studs, threaded or not?
> 
> Tomas,
> The studs are threaded into the casting in the back of the gills. I've had
> mine out and they are definitely threaded in and not pressed in. My car is
> April 1972
> 
> Barry
> 
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> As the topic says, are the studs just threaded into the gill or are they
> cast/pressed in?
> 
> Tomas
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