Broken metal stud
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Broken metal stud
The stud is broken below where I can thread a nut . Do I drill it out and re thread it or are there threaded insert's . Bob
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If the stud is broken off and you can't get to the threads to do the 2-nut trick as in the last post, you need to use an easy-out to remove the stud. Easy outs are sold at Sears and auto parts stores. They work by being inserted into a drilled hole in the stud and turning the easy out backwards - the easy out has left-hand threads that engage the stud/bolt and turn it backwards to unscrew it from the mating part. Then install a new stud.