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Old 12-31-2012, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sastanley View Post
...I am hoping there is enough material in the block that a Moyer repair stud will work. There appear to be some threads in the block, but I dunno if they are cut for a repair stud or not. - it looks like the repair stud offered in the catalog will work in this application. ...
Shawn,

Rather than a repair stud, consider inserting a helicoil or repair bushing. This would allow you to remain with standard studs, and pretty much eliminate any possibility of ever cross-threading the block, as the inserts are much harder than the block.
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