I was changing my water pump and while installing it , I over torqued the nut and broke one of the studs on the housing.

I cant seem to get the broken stud off so i am wondering if there is no leaking from the water pump , can i just leave the broken stud there?

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2549/brokenstud.jpg

No, remove the stud and replace it, no big deal.

what kind of tool do i need to get it off?

Vicegrips?

It should slide out the back right? tap with a hammer and should b able to grab it on the backside of the motor....I think...

Good luck getting at the back of that :)

^haha real nobody said it woule b easy just possible

all i have right now is a plier
gonna buy a vicegrip and see if i can get it off.

it doesn't get interesting until it breaks off again .... :shocking:

Yes, vicegrip did the trick
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5462/img0721mhk.jpg

glad it worked out

:) :) :) :)

oh ok I thought it was a differnet stud...glad it worked out for u!

Mazda Part Number for stud..

9985-10-826A...About $2.00