The Stud that told me about it.
If you have previously read about my pipe fitting fun then you will know I managed to snap a stud in the process. With the increased decibels of a full stainless system with carbon can I had not noticed much noise but as time wore on and a bit of exuberant riding later a noticeable splutter on the over run was starting to become creep in. Extraction Stud extraction is a pain. VFR800 studs are something else. At only 6mm they snap easy and are a bugger to remove. Luckily for me the stud had gone just under the nut so I had something to grip onto. I had been soaking the stud in anti-seize compound for a while so I was fairly well prepared for this. Clothes off (the bike not me), pipes displaced and sat in the garage I was ready to tackle this. With no threads or welding equipment another nut was out of the question so I went for a stud extractor I had spotted in a mates tool kit. I had planned to use easy outs so this was a bonus. Stud Extractor After a faltering sta