<VV> Upper Head Stud - Help!

[Jay Pitchford]

Ian ... Larry Claypool also advised this, so the vote is unanimous. Thanks!


On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Ian Harding <harding.ian at gmail.com> wrote:

> <SNIP>
>  You may have to
>> run a die over the  case end of the stud to make it fit the insert.
>
> You definitely should in my humble opinion.  I didn't, and my stud
> didn't go all the way in, but it wouldn't come out either.  It's
> holding fine, but way more threads showing on top.  As I understand
> it, all head studs have funny threads on the bottom that have a more
> interference fit as they go in to the soft aluminum.  In an insert,
> they bind before they bottom out.
>
> - Ian
>