Head Removal: Tips 'n Tricks

[alexiskai]

Originally Posted by johnbuckley

When rebuilding is there an engineering reason for not replacing the studs with bolts, like modern car? This would surely make life easier for the next person to remove the head.

Studs provide much more consistent clamp force. Since the A head already doesn’t have as many fasteners as it should, switching to bolts would increase the risk of head gasket failure.