Fix for broke hood lock stud?

[sdjaytee]

Hey guys

I snapped the left hood lock stud in half while over tightening the latch hook assembly. Theres barely any thread left to get a nut on there. Anyway to fix this? Is it a cut it off and weld on another type of fix?

[Nine9six]

Is the top of the hood on the opposite side? Like to see this with the latch removed.
Trying to determine if there is anything to drill and tap into.
BTW, what size is the stud?

[juanbenae]

take the latch off completely and then try to get a better grip on the remaining bolt portion with a very good set of needle nose vice grips. I might also reattach the removed nut & retighten it with an over sized washer to keep the floating flange piece hidden in the hood somewhat stable while you try to back the broken piece out. try to use a screw driver or such to further steady the internal flange as you try to back your mistake out with the vicegrips I reference

or epoxy it to the hood and rely on the receiver & cable portions of the system to adjust your hood starting tomorrow after the epoxy has cured....

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

take the latch off completely and then try to get a better grip on the remaining bolt portion with a very good set of needle nose vice grips. I might also reattach the removed nut & retighten it with an over sized washer to keep the floating flange piece hidden in the hood somewhat stable while you try to back the broken piece out. try to use a screw driver or such to further steady the internal flange as you try to back your mistake out with the vicegrips I reference

or epoxy it to the hood and rely on the receiver & cable portions of the system to adjust your hood starting tomorrow after the epoxy has cured....

its a stud not a bolt. I dont think itll unscrew. If it were a bolt you could use a reverse drill bit with a limiter on it so you dont drill through the hood. welding on might result in burnt paint on the topside you will have to be carefull. you could try to drill and tap it for a bolt but if you even touch the outer skin its going to leave a mark. your going to have to cut off the tap so theres no point or use a blind hole tap. i think id weld a stud on that seems like to best way to keep the hackjobery at a minumum. theres no easy fix besides the glue it on method

[john walker's workshop]

You will need to find someone with a stud welder, similar to what body shops use to weld pull pins to get dents out.

[sdjaytee]

Originally Posted by Nine9six

Is the top of the hood on the opposite side? Like to see this with the latch removed.
Trying to determine if there is anything to drill and tap into.
BTW, what size is the stud?

Yes top of the hood is on the other side

[sdjaytee]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

its a stud not a bolt. I dont think itll unscrew. If it were a bolt you could use a reverse drill bit with a limiter on it so you dont drill through the hood. welding on might result in burnt paint on the topside you will have to be carefull. you could try to drill and tap it for a bolt but if you even touch the outer skin its going to leave a mark. your going to have to cut off the tap so theres no point or use a blind hole tap. i think id weld a stud on that seems like to best way to keep the hackjobery at a minumum. theres no easy fix besides the glue it on method

Ugh, thanks for the info. Cant believe i over tightened this nut