my heads eventually went to the machine shop to have the studs drilled out and helicoils installed. they hit me 10 per stud. jonathan On Tue, 2 May 2006, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > Well, I'm in the same situation as many of you have been in the past. > I'm trying to get the exhaust bolts and studs out of the heads. I > pulled the motor because I knew I would have "fun" trying to get them > out (plus I had a few other "little" things I needed to do which would > be a lot easier with the engine out. So fare I used Power Blaster to > soak them, vibrated them with hammer and no luck. Then I heated them up > with a brazing torch, got them red hot and snapped the heads of two > bolts and the stud would not turn either. I tried the heat again on the > stubs left from the bolts...no luck with Vice Grips...I twisted of a bit > more of the bolt. Soaking with PB again and will try a bolt out tool or > a stud extractor. I might try welding a nut on to see if that works but > I cant see how that would be any more effective than getting the stubs > red hot like I did already. Very last resort will be drilling and > extracting, but I'm not looking forward to that job :( > > Hopefully the water pump and thermostat come of better...Camping season > is almost here... > > Pascal > '84 Westy > > > |
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