exhaust stud

[Ghost Rider 2]

  Was looking under the Valk yesterday, just checking things over and noticed one of the exhaust studs snapped off. It is broke even with the exhaust flange.  So there is about 1/4 to 3/8" still sticking out. I am going to order new stud and nut for it. I have been riding Goldwings for years never seen that happen.  It is on the inside so it may have been gone when I bought it.  Is this common? There has been no leak, should bike stay parked until I get one?  Like I said it may have broke Friday or before I got the bike.  Just never noticed it.

[ricoman]

It is not a naturally occuring thing. The stud will not break by itself.
It takes a wrench being turned by someone trying to get the nut too tight.
Keep riding, if you don't hear a leak you are OK.

[9Ball]

you're ok to ride until you can replace it.

Just a note of caution, if one is broken from overtightening by the PO, then when you go to remove and reinstall the pipes there may be more that will break.  I would order two or three extra studs while you're at it just to be able to get back on the road should others fail...if you don't need them then either throw them in your spare parts box or you can help a brother Valk rider out in his time of need.

Good luck...

[Patrick]

I agree with the others.. It shouldn't hurt a thing to ride it for awhile.. Its probably been like that for awhile now.. I always replace the exhaust rings/gaskets when the system is removed.. Since there is some of the stud left, it should be an easy fix.. A couple good heat cycles on the stud and vise-grips or stud pliers should spin it right out..

[Mildew]

This might be a dumb question but "how do you change a broken stud?"

[Chrisj CMA]

this might be a  sarcastic answer.....but you unscrew it and screw in the new one 

[Ghost Rider 2]

This might be a dumb question but "how do you change a broken stud?"

 If you have something left you can grab it with vise grips.  If there is just a little you can put a nut over the top.  Wire weld the nut to the little stud and remove.  If it is broken flush with the head or down inside you have to drill out and rethread.

[9Ball]

This might be a dumb question but "how do you change a broken stud?"

 If you have something left you can grab it with vise grips.  If there is just a little you can put a nut over the top.  Wire weld the nut to the little stud and remove.  If it is broken flush with the head or down inside you have to drill out and rethread.

if you don't have access to a welder, you can use red threadlocker on the nut instead of tack welding it on.  Make sure not to get any red locktite on anyting you want to be able to easily remove...

The studs usually break at the transition from 8 mm to 6 mm, so there may not be enough threads to put a nut on for removing the broken stud.  The ones I've worked on had enough room to lock a pair of vice grips on them for removal...thank goodness because easy outs never work for me.

good luck...let us know how you make out

[Fudd]

I'm sure glad I read this thread.

I had thought an "exaust stud" was somebody who thought he was cool because of his loud muffler system.

[Mildew]

Ok! I just heard somewhere where," you don't want to break a stud" I didn't see where those things just screw out and screw back on but that's good to know

[Fudd]

They were right, you don't want to break off a stud.  That thing is more apt than not to break off flush with the head.  That means drilling and easy-outs, or worse drilling tapping and helicoils.

It's just best not to over tighten exaust nuts

[flcjr]

I wouldn't worry about the red loctite as it meant for high temps. If you use green do not get it on anything you ever want to remove, as you will not be able too!!!!