Jeff Lange wrote:
> Bummer about the stud. What do you think caused that? It's very rare. I think it was just a bad stud. It was new when I put it in, although it makes me wonder if they all shouldn't come out and some OEM or German studs should go back in their place (the original engine probably had OEM studs). This was a brittle fracture, at first glance, and the nuts were torqued properly at assembly. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com