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03-04-2011, 12:26 PM | #21 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
By applying torque to the very top end of the stud you are taking a big chance on breaking it off.....or if you mess up the threads in either case, will have to remove the head to repair the damage you do.
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03-04-2011, 08:52 PM | #22 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Take a head nut and cut it lenght-wise with a hack saw. Cut it thru to the center, screw it on the stud then take your vice grips and clamp them tightly on the nut, make sure the slot in the nut is not against the jaws . This allows a 360 degree grip or force on the stud. You should be able to exert a lot of force to remove the stud without damaging it.
This has worked for me. |
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03-04-2011, 09:25 PM | #23 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Leon, Great Idea!
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03-04-2011, 09:28 PM | #24 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
I would save your money Joop and do the weld and tap. Maybe add a little penetrating oil and let it soak first. Heat from the weld should help it loose its death grip in the block.
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03-04-2011, 09:36 PM | #25 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
That's what I wrote him , grin grin.
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03-05-2011, 12:36 PM | #26 |
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03-05-2011, 01:59 PM | #27 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Joop: Let us know the outcome, please. And the method used.
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03-05-2011, 02:36 PM | #28 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
After driving the car for 30 miles this morning came home and tried Leon's method.
No success it did not move. The problem I have is that removing a back stud so close to the firewall that there is not much room to turn. |
03-05-2011, 04:32 PM | #29 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Joop: I was under the impression that that special bolt mounted more towards the middle than at the back??
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03-05-2011, 04:47 PM | #30 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Have seen some pictures and talked to people and they told me it is the right rear one.
PS. Someone offered me to use his Snap-On set and will try that next. Last edited by Joop; 03-05-2011 at 05:27 PM. |
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03-05-2011, 09:46 PM | #32 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
When I got my A there was one of those studs, minus the gauge, on my car. The stud was in the drivers side of the block closest to the firewall.
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03-06-2011, 01:31 AM | #33 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Try going to a reliable machine shop. They should have a stud removal tool that cinches on the top threads with a sleeve that uses a 1/2 breaker bar to remove the stud. I was able to borrow one from a local machine shop recently. It worked like a charm. Give it a try.
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05-29-2011, 06:55 AM | #34 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Used the Snap-On tool and it came out in one piece.
Thanks for all the tips. Joop |
05-29-2011, 08:30 AM | #35 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Curiosity question. Would the "Red Ball" Temperature thingee give you temperature of the metal in the block vs give temperature of the water inside the block. Ideally the bottom of the holle where the stud goes has a bottom in it and water cant get to the hole. Inquiring minds want to know. ken
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05-29-2011, 09:31 AM | #36 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
the collet works best, but not always with the head on. I recently worked on the same type of temp gauge and found that the sending unit stud comes out of the hex stock . The special stud has a hole drilled in it. I don't know if it was supposed to be filled with fluid or just remain as air filled. But, by removing it, we were able to put the hex stock with the sensor bulb on top of a grade 8 stud. Since his gauge does not work in either case, I do not know how it affected the sensing, but it looks right.
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05-29-2011, 12:35 PM | #37 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Good Question Ken
Let the experts please give us an answer. Joop |
05-29-2011, 06:58 PM | #38 |
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Joop:
Try going to a reputable machine shop. They should have a stud remover which clamps (without damaging the threads) down over the threads and then you use a hammer etc to back it out much as an impact driver that you can buy at Sears. At least that is what I was able to "borrow" from a machine shop here in Reno. Worked beautifully. Hope this helps Rick Jensen |
05-29-2011, 08:05 PM | #39 |
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Re: Head/Stud Removal with Head on!
Don't waste your time ... buy the Snap On stud remover. Best way to go and a good investment!!!
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05-30-2011, 07:18 AM | #40 |
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post #34, IT"S OUT.
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