Hi all,

Thanks to the guidance of fellow members my 16v is now up and running sweet once again. I have finally completed the chain/tensioner swap.

During the works I managed to screw one thing up though....

On the cam on the left of the engine as viewd from the front. The cam shells that you remove twhen you want to remove the actual cam, one of the studs that these are bolted down with has lost its thread:



My question is: can this stud be unscrewed and replaced? I have removed the cam again, and the thread is pretty screwed up, I assume I can just grip this stud tightly and uncrew it from the head.....its not cast in or anything? Also, would anyone have a part number for a length of that studding???

Once thats done that car can finally go back together...

TIA.

Thanks for any advice.

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