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Since I have an 87 that lived its life in a rust free area (GA and northern FL) but was used reasonably frequently and has 240k miles now I was interested in this topic also. When my oil usage got too high and did the top end, I considered replacing the studs but upon tear-down they looked perfect! As I remember, reading on the topic said that later cars like the 87 are not normally in the same failure category as earlier cars and mine has zero corrosion. I left all my studs alone, knock wood. I think its a big job to go in and change a stud, but the stud cost is minimal compared to all else unless you're DIY. If I broke one, I'd do em all.
Did you break an upper or lower stud. Aren't the dilivar studs on one side only maybe exhaust side ?
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Midnight Blue 08 Cayman S, Fun/Track
Black 12 VW-GTI, work
Mexico Blue 87 Carrera, sold, sad, not enough garage space.
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