Greetings,
     This is Stuart Neil, some of you may remember me.  Anyway,  my bus has be out of action for about 3years or so.  Anyway, I want her back on the road.  Daisy (my bus) is a '72 weekender.  She is having exhaust stud trouble, specifically, several of the studs are pulled out of the head.  What is the chepest fix.  I am thinking about using time-serts to repair the holes.  Does anyone have a timesert kit for the exhaust studs?  If so, then I will only need to buy the inserts.  I also have several other issues to deal with, but the exhaust in the most important.
     Well, it's good to be getting back into the VW world.  I really want to drive my bus again.  Please help.

Take care, and send me an email (vwstuart@comcast.net)
Stuart

Zen, Set it up, but give me a " heads up " on it so I can plan . The forum is wearing me out. I feel like Im in the " Piece Corp" :lol:

Zen, Unless someone has made a "step-up " within the last couple of years, I don`t think there is such a "critter". I sure could have used some  
a few years back. I have installed Heli-Coils and gone back to original size. I have forgotten the size of the orig. 8x125 ?    I belive the size of the o.s. stud for the type 1 was 8x125 to 10x125(150 ?) Im getting to the point that I can`t remember anything anymore. Like I said before, maybe some people are making the "step-up now . I don`t recall installing a Heli-coil was any worse than drilling/ tapping for a OS stud, but I had a nice Lift to work under.

I've never had any luck with Heli-coils.  But then, I've never tried them on any VW application.  I've tried to use them on a Buick engine a many moons ago . . . I don't remember now exactly what was stripped, but I remember the heli-coil only held a few days.  I also tried to repair a stripped out bar stud on a Stil chain saw many years ago . . . that didn't work too good either.  I was probably way too much torque on them though . . . that's probably why I stripped studs out to begin with.

What about a case saver . . . Drill and tap it to M12, install a case saver for M8 studs?  How much metal do you have to work with on a type 4 head?  I don't think there is enough "meat on the bone" to use them on a type 1 . . . and like I said, I know nothing 'bout a type 4.  I need to learn though.  I've got a 411 if I ever clear out a place in the yard so I can drag it home.

I'm not sure what you are fixing.  but if its like an exhaust manifold.
I have found that JP weld will fix almost anything when you have run out of options.  use it like gasket paste.  Or fill it in a stripped bolt hole ,  wait 4 seconds and screw the bolt in.  . not too tight    Its quick. its easy,  and if it holds.  it will hold a long time.  If it does not work,   your out 6 bucks.  SC