Tom:
I would keep the original studs. Get a stud puller (a special device
that is used with a 1/2" drive breaker bar) and hold the stud with this
while breaking the nut loose. You can also use a hacksaw and cut the
nut parallel to the shaft of the stud then use a cold chisel to split it
the rest of the way. And don't use any loctite. Use the stud puller,
which it the appropriate tool for installation of studs as well as their
removal, to replace them.
Cheers.
Tom Note wrote:
>I'm installing Richard Good's triple ZS maniflod on our '76 TR6, and I like to
>replace hardware wherever possible.
>When I removed the existing manifolds, some of the studs stayed in the head,
>while 3 others (3/8-24) came out with the nuts.
>I tried to remove the nut from one of the studs, but stopped before I ruined
>the stud.
>Ideally, I'd like to remove and replace all the studs in the head. Is that
>feasible with out special tools?
>If so, should new studs be installed with red Locktite into the head, and
>anti-sieze on the external threads?
> --Or should I just leave well enough alone , and put everything back the
>way it came out?
>
>Thanks,
>Tom
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