Little clarification needed. I'm talking about removing the stud *before*
I get the head off. Dave said to do this in order to give the head some
lateral clearance for when he walloped the 2x4 with a hammer to break the
head loose from the lower engine. At least that's what I *think* he
meant..... There is not enough room to hardly get 2 nuts on, let alone 4
without the head removed, and once the head is off, I don't think I'd
*need* to get the studs out unless they were damaged.
Cheers
bob
jonmac wrote:
> Bob and listers about to remove stubborn heads,
>
> My recommendation for what its worth is this. Try to avoid using
> vise-grips - especially if the stud shows signs of being stubborn and
> not wanting to come out. Doublenutting is a better idea, but
> multi-nutting with 4 or more nuts is even better. Particularly so if
> the stud appears to be locked in place with gunge and corrosion. With
> double nutting, you tend to put a massive strain on the stud threads
> within the nut immediately above. Multi-nutting spreads that load
> more evenly up the whole threaded part. Just a sound tip passed on to
> me by an old man. Using this technique over the years, I've never
> stripped a thread by multi nutting though I have with double. The
> added advantage is you have another nut in place where you can put
> another open ended spanner and apply double the amount of torque.
>
> John Mac
>
> >Dave,
> >Thanks for the info.... but how did you go about removing the studs?
> Use a
> >vise-grip or doublenut the end?
>
> Bob
>
> GatesDavid@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > Been there, done that. When I removed my head, I found that it
> really did not
> > want to come off. I ended up removing all the head studs. Then,
> using a 2x4
> > a couple feet long and a large hammer placed the 2x4 against the
> head and hit
> > the other end with the hammer. A couple good hits and it loosened
> up enough
> > to remove it with my hands. With the head studs out I didn't have
> to worry
> > about damaging them and it allowed the head a bit of sideways
> motion instead
> > of just upward.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > David Gates
> John Macartney
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