rtralabama

im trying to do a TC drop and i was told to get this stud out i can just take a pipe wrench or vice grips. which i tried. and they end up just stripping the thread off. i have long bolts to put in but i need to remove this damn stud first. how can i remove this stud?

Thanks

freegdr

lower the crossmember down where you can get more of a bite on the stud

JeepingDan

Get a stud remover. it's better than vise grips. And X2 ^^^^^^

freegdr

i would go more with the pipe wrech than the vice grips

Irongrave

pull the cross member

cut the stud flush with the "frame" rail

drill out old stud

tap the hole for new bolt


or get heat and good penetrating oil

rtralabama

i did have it down but for the picture i had it up my fault

freegdr

you used vice grips right

rtralabama

yeah

420blackxj

I ended up filing two flat sides to the stud, and a vise grip then worked.
Without the flat sides, the grip just spun.

45shutr

If those are threaded in (I can't remember if those studs are threaded in or pressed in), then jam nut it and back it out, or throw a nut on the stud and weld it on there and then grab on to the bolt and back it out. If it were me though, I would just jam nut it if I could. If all else fails, then cut it off as close to the cross member as you can and drill it out.

freegdr

pip[e wrench not one thats all worn out and it will either come out or snap rather it comes out lol and pb blast the threads

45shutr

So those studs are threaded in then?

caged

use some heat and some super penetrating fluid. then either vise grips, or probably better, the pipe wrench.

on the other one, use a couple of nuts to lock against each other, and turn it out with a wrench.

rtralabama

snapped!

freegdr

it broke