Snapped exhaust studs and other fun issues

[darrsi]

For anyone having thoughts of dealing with studs, preferably before snapping them, then these simple yet inexpensive tools have got to be worth a go.

https://share.temu.com/ZZ38jDA102A

I tried this type not from Temu but a draper set i got.

Took one out.

Sheared 2 more in place snapped level with the block.

Could not get in on straight or at all to some studs as the timing chain casing and oil pipe and water pip-es all foul access.

My advice to anyone is if your studs are still there cut off the nuts use a dremel to cut a split in them and open the but up, changing the studs is a world of pain I wish I had never tried.

I hear what you're saying, but my guess would be it is not so much the tool itself that was the problem but the studs you were trying to remove.
These bikes are notoriously bad for having poor quality exhaust studs, the main problem being 6mm rather than at least 8mm, as I have read many a time on the forum. And the older the bikes get, which currently ranges from 21 to 26 years, then due to the nature of the heat they suffer, you would have to be extremely lucky to not have problems when tackling them.
A few years ago all I wanted to do was change the engine exhaust gaskets. I had a day off work coming up so thought I'd buy a set and it would realistically take me less than an hour to do.
WRONG!!!
The very first nut on the nearside stud I attempted to undo broke the stud like cheese. I barely put any pressure on the ratchet at all, it was like rotten damp wood the way it came apart. So that ruined my day straight away.
And a year ago I had a lot of work done on my bike due to unforeseen circumstances and the mechanic had trouble with them too. I'd actually asked him while the engine was out if he could possibly change all of them for new ones but as he'd already done so much work he didn't want to put anymore hours in to keep the bill down, which was fuly understandable.
As i said that was a few years ago and my bike has hit 24 years old now, so a word of caution to anyone attempting work on the area of these studs is that things are getting old now so don't expect everything to be plain sailing, because there's a strong chance that it won't be.  And if you're not mechanically confident just let a garage sort things out because if anything goes wrong they'll have all the equipment necessary to do a much quicker fix, albeit a costly one.