I think you did well. If you tried to remove the studs, there's no tellin
what could have happened. They might have broken off. Patience pays off.
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrio Taucer <adrio@capitalnet.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 02, 1998 4:11 PM
Subject: TR3 head removal - It's OFF
>Well, I finally go the head off that car. Thanks for all the advice.
>What I ended up doing was soaking the studs with liquid wrench each time
>I passed by the garage (over a 5 day period). Then I was able to rock
>the head (fore and aft) about 2 mm at a time. I used folded paper as a
>fulcrum and increased the thickness each time. It was slow and tedious
>(the whole rocking thing took about 2 or 3 hours) and still required
>force when the head was 2" off the deck.
>
>I think the suggested stud remover would have made this a lot easier
>project.
>
>Thanks again for all the help, I will keep you posted.
>
>Adrio Taucer
>Ottawa, Canada
>'59 TR3
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