You seem to have what I would call a 'hydraulic lock'. One way to save the day would be to drill a small hole in the end of the nut, thereby relieving the lock. (*Unless the problem somehow is a cross-threaded nut*) Yes, the studs do come out with the case together, but of course the head needs to be removed. Karl
----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Bayer <daveb@CP.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 10:38 PM Subject: Removing head nut
> Ok, I went to reseal one head that had a leaky head nut that I > just could not seem to seal with the head on. I was in a big > hurry and I believe I got a bunch of black VW sealant in the > head nut. Anyway, I had twisted the thing on by hand for a > couple revolutions and then pulled out the rachet to get it > down to the head. Well, the nut stopped turning a couple > millimeters from the head (ugh!) and would not come off. I > let it sit for a long time and went out to try and pull the > nut off again but the thing will not budge (I think I am > bending the stud now). So I have a couple questions: > > 1) Has this ever happened to anyone else?! > > 2) How do the studs come out? Are they replacable with > the case bolted together? > > TIA! > > dave |
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