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JayJay · 06-08-2023, 12:30 PM

goldie - You got lucky. Often times old studs break as you are removing them (happened to me last week) and then you are scrod. Better is to remove the head with studs intact (some studs may come with their nuts as you remove the nuts, that's OK) and then decide what you want to do about the studs. You can always reinstall a head with intact studs. If you break one trying to remove it then you are committed.

In my case last week I'd already decided to replace the studs, so breaking one was a hiccup but didn't alter the fundamentals of the project.

My $0.02 worth.

JayJay

06-08-2023, 12:30 PM	#7
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,678	Re: Pulling my head out... goldie - You got lucky. Often times old studs break as you are removing them (happened to me last week) and then you are scrod. Better is to remove the head with studs intact (some studs may come with their nuts as you remove the nuts, that's OK) and then decide what you want to do about the studs. You can always reinstall a head with intact studs. If you break one trying to remove it then you are committed. In my case last week I'd already decided to replace the studs, so breaking one was a hiccup but didn't alter the fundamentals of the project. My $0.02 worth. JayJay __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan (under reconstruction) 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!