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Re: Head stud rusted into head on TR6

To: "Ronald A. Dowty" <rdowty@iso.net>
Subject: Re: Head stud rusted into head on TR6
From: "Skip Gurnee." <skip47@home.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 18:14:14 -0800
Cc: Triumphs Mailing List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Ron-
Try a couple of stilson (stillson?) (pipe) wrenches.  Use two so you
don't bend the the stud.  The wrenches grasp the stud tighter the harder
you pull.  You will mar the stud.  Available at your local home store
for too much money.  Borrow them.
-S.

Ronald A. Dowty wrote:
> 
> I have had this problem before but last time the engine was out of the car
> and I actually spun the head to remove the stud from the block then beat the
> damn thing with a big hammer until it came out. This time I'm not planning
> to pull the whole motor, just the head and the same stud (the one closest to
> the water pump) is rusted tight into the block. I've tried using two nuts
> with no luck. All I can think to do now is drill a hole through the stud and
> stuck a bar through it and crank on it. Does anyone have a better idea?

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