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06-10-2021, 06:59 PM | #1 |
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30/31 cowl band stud
I have a nice 30/31 cowl band with the exception that the threaded stud on one side is broken. Is it possible to swap that stud out? I have another band that is rough but has a good threaded stud on it.
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06-10-2021, 10:25 PM | #2 |
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Re: 30/31 cowl band stud
Anything is possible, but I don't have one to check to see how hard it would be.
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06-11-2021, 03:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: 30/31 cowl band stud
I’ve done that several times
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06-11-2021, 03:52 AM | #4 |
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Re: 30/31 cowl band stud
I have done this and this is what I do . Find a long bolt the same thread as original . Cut the head off . With an angle grinder flapper wheel cut a 45 degree angle in the donor threaded rod and the original stub . You will need an assistant (girl friend or wife or both ) to hold the floppy cowl band while you MIG weld the connection . Gently crimped in the vice works fine ,the assistant keeps the rest of it clear tell her not to look at your very skillful welding . Just needs not too much and you can dress it afterwards . Connect the earth clamp to the good stud not to the stainless or you will burn mark the band and it wont polish out .Put some duct tape on the outside bottom end to avoid any random spatter . The stainless might be rainbow coloured afterwards but this just polishes out . It is a bit of a fiddle but works just fine .
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06-11-2021, 04:11 AM | #5 |
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Re: 30/31 cowl band stud
So the remedy is to weld on a good section rather than remove the entire bad one and install a good one?
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06-11-2021, 04:21 AM | #6 |
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John in same place same weather . Last edited by john charlton; 06-11-2021 at 08:15 AM. |
06-11-2021, 01:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: 30/31 cowl band stud
Thanks for all the advice!!!!!
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