Subject	I don't see how a stud would suddenly fail
Posted by	Marshall on October 17, 2004 at 9:12 PM
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In Reply To	Don't be a fool like me - replace your idler pulley studs posted by boileralum on October 17, 2004 at 07:58 AM
Message	I can see bearings failing, belts getting old and other things that wear getting worn out and breaking, but how would a stud just fail? The load on it should never be getting anywhere close to its strength limit. Metal doesn't just get old and break for no reason, usually something causes it to break. Are you sure that something didn't seize up or otherwise prevent that belt from turning smoothly? Was there any warning shortly beforehand that something was about to happen?
Follow Ups	Don't be a fool like me - replace your idler pulley studs - boileralum 07:58:22 10/17/04 That sucks :-( Sorry to see... (n/m) - spicyZ 08:02:09 10/17/04 oh man, that sucks!...so sorry. (n/m) - Zeus 08:18:41 10/17/04 Are both you and the car back home? (n/m) - ImTheDevil 08:57:44 10/17/04 Yeah, we got home at like 8:30 after driving all night - boileralum 13:12:55 10/17/04 :( (n/m) - Halo Z 09:00:04 10/17/04 the exact same thing happened to me. you're number 8 - spyhunter(nj) 09:00:42 10/17/04 Oh man, HUGE ouch! So sorry to see Rich. (n/m) - RAGTPZ(OH) 09:01:36 10/17/04 Ouch, sorry to hear man! (n/m) - kryptonite729 09:39:38 10/17/04 Ohh man Rich that hurts to see. sorry man (n/m) - EricTTZ 09:43:59 10/17/04 did the idler stud snap or did the pulley sieze? - ZisLuv 10:05:05 10/17/04 false. my broke, pulley was fine (n/m) - spyhunter(nj) 10:08:24 10/17/04 Pretty sure it was just the stud, but I haven't pulled - boileralum 13:14:23 10/17/04 Did you have a new belt tensioner? (n/m) - Marshall 21:18:03 10/17/04 about 12k miles on it - replaced when I rebuilt the heads - boileralum 00:31:37 10/18/04 I cut/ pried the idler pulley out - it still spins freely- I - boileralum 18:48:30 10/17/04 Dude that hurts just looking at it - slammin'300zx 10:34:18 10/17/04 damn dude...so sorry to see that :( - Spee 10:48:13 10/17/04 I will. I still continued on the the wedding I was going - boileralum 13:15:45 10/17/04 Oh, tell him not to mention football after that WI mishap (n/m) - zgene4 13:28:22 10/17/04 Sorry to hear that man :( but that's not too bad to fix >> - timz 10:54:57 10/17/04 sorry to see that. Couple of questions for you: - aliaZ 10:55:14 10/17/04 It was the original washer, and the stud was torqued - boileralum 13:16:58 10/17/04 sorry, sorry, sorry (n/m) - mr.z 11:26:32 10/17/04 ewww ... so sorry (n/m) - Guapo 11:27:50 10/17/04 Damn...was hoping you could make the meet... (n/m) - Pats300zx 11:34:25 10/17/04 yup, i replace every time i do a timing belt... - LordZ 11:38:39 10/17/04 Sorry :-( One of the worst things that can happen... (n/m) - govaardz(Aruba) 12:07:49 10/17/04 I searched, couldn't find instructions on how to - AzHeat 12:26:07 10/17/04 you can get a stud remover - komplexZ(Orlando) 13:04:55 10/17/04 I used vise grips, a torch, and PB Blaster - aliaZ 13:34:26 10/17/04 Whoa sorry to see that man (n/m) - MickieMagik(oh) 12:26:50 10/17/04 man..sorry (n/m) - College Boy 12:42:37 10/17/04 really really sucks, sorry to hear :( (n/m) - komplexZ(Orlando) 13:05:33 10/17/04 Oh man, so sorry to hear that :( (n/m) - SeedyROM 13:15:06 10/17/04 Same thing happened to me. I had to replace 12 valves - nonbien 13:24:38 10/17/04 Any piston damage at all? I'll probably be pulling the - boileralum 18:46:50 10/17/04 So sorry to see that :(...Good luck! (n/m) - TheTwinZ (Peru) 14:07:11 10/17/04 that's a real bummer. sorry bro. (n/m) - Boris 14:11:24 10/17/04 whoa dude...sorry to see that man.... (n/m) - Rage (SoCal) 14:32:34 10/17/04 happened to me too, might not be that bad of damage - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 14:58:00 10/17/04 I'll cross my fingers that my pistons are alright. (n/m) - boileralum 18:47:33 10/17/04 Ouch, that sucks man. (n/m) - Snoguitar 18:37:51 10/17/04 Very, very sorry to see....... (n/m) - RSR 19:03:25 10/17/04 Oh man.... - AbnormallyAspirated 19:17:11 10/17/04 I don't see how a stud would suddenly fail - Marshall 21:12:22 10/17/04 No warning at all. I pried the pulley and stud the rest - boileralum 00:25:57 10/18/04
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