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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: razzo on 28 October 2019, 17:20:28
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Noticed some of the studs that secure the heat shields under the car near the back boxes have broken off and wondered if anyone has any idea of a repair
Ta :(
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Either drill through or cut the head off a suitable self tapping bolt and weld it...
Option three is ignore it.
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Drill straight thro, put a river in. Stays put, forever.
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Did a mod a while ago when my car was still SORNed, in a nutshell I drilled out the original threads and put stainless steel machine screws, grip washers and nuts on. Seems overkill but I didnt want to start drilling holes in my floorpan to then to stick mil steel stuff in there that would just make a dozen areas prone to rust.
On the odd occasion I've needed to remove a heatshield the stainless fittings make it a breeze vs rusty old nuts. :y
Like anything depends how far you want to go.
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The bodge I've seen done on a car where the heatshield mounts have rusted through is 'No More Nails'..... ;D
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Drill straight thro, put a river in. Stays put, forever.
...... but suffers a tad from damp ..... :)
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Either drill through or cut the head off a suitable self tapping bolt and weld it...
Option three is ignore it.
you can buy the original type of spot welded copper studs too. They're only a few pence each, which makes £800 for the welder slightly more affordable :) . Fortunately, I bought mine when they were a LOT cheaper.
Fitting the heat shields to the bin is the easiest fix.
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My MV6 ran for over a dozen years without any of the heatshields on, due to no studs.
I wouldn't concern yourself too much ;)
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My MV6 ran for over a dozen years without any of the heatshields on, due to no studs.
I wouldn't concern yourself too much ;)
Yep, my solution was also to re-install the heatshields..... in my garage loft. They might still be there. ;D
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My MV6 ran for over a dozen years without any of the heatshields on, due to no studs.
I wouldn't concern yourself too much ;)
Yep, my solution was also to re-install the heatshields..... in my garage loft. They might still be there. ;D
Now you mention it, mine might have been there until about 6yr4m ago....
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Blimey, was that that long ago :o
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Blimey, was that that long ago :o
I remember it well, as I broke my nose and ribs a few days earlier, and had to leave a (wo)man down coming back from hols just before.
July 2013 was an utter shit month.
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Literally last week I saw the best / funniest heat shield repair ever.
On a focus I think. They’re super common for the heat shielding to rot away around the stud and nut. Normal fix is big washer. However somebody (hopefully not a garage!) had simply removed the nut and twisted on to the stud a plastic bottle top from an oasis or similar 🤣🤣🤣 thought that was pretty cool. It got noted on the invoice 😂😂😂