Cylinder head bolts

[5.0Flareside]

ok this is my first issue with the tear down. these dam cyl head bolts are being stubborn. and wont even budge.

 

[smokey]

Gotta use a little muscle. They will come out but they are a wee bit snug.
Let Ann show you how to loosen them up.

 

[5.0Flareside]

im worried bout tipping the dam engine over. ill give it another go.

 

[crzybil87]

Put your purse down then try, they will come out they're just in there good I ended up just using my impact on em

 

[5.0Flareside]

Put your purse down then try, they will come out they're just in there good I ended up just using my impact on em

bahaha. im letting em soak in liquid wrench for a lil bit. and ill go from there.

 

[crzybil87]

That should help some, if anything have someone hold the motor from tippin and use a piece of pipe on a breaker bar that should do it or an impact

 

[70torino429]

You're not using something wimpy like a 3/8 ratchet are you..?

I always use my 1/2" drive breaker bar for cylinder head bolts, broken a couple 1/2" drive ratchets.

 

[5.0Flareside]

aint got an impact. im doing it in my kitchen bahhaaha

 

[5.0Flareside]

You're not using something wimpy like a 3/8 ratchet are you..?

I always use my 1/2" drive breaker bar for cylinder head bolts, broken a couple 1/2" drive ratchets.

im using a 8" lonng 1/2" drive. and i got 2 bolts to budge but the rest im letting soak some more.

 

[LEB Ben]

Soak em, heat around 'em, bang em with a dead blow, then get on em.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Soak em, heat around 'em, bang em with a dead blow, then get on em.

how should i heat them up?


use the oven??? ahaha. JK guys.... just a funny kitchen joke...

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Impact is the way to go. Good excuse to get an air compressor in your kitchen.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Impact is the way to go. Good excuse to get an air compressor in your kitchen.

that aint gonna happen.

 

[LEB Ben]

how should i heat them up?


use the oven??? ahaha. JK guys.... just a funny kitchen joke...

I was thinking the the toaster or maybe even the microwave...but leave it to you to think big. Or you could get one of those handheld torches you can get at Ace or Lowe's for $7.

 

[crzybil87]

you can always get a compressor in the kitchen , just don't ask permission to do it. Hide under the sink outo sight outa mind

 

[smokey]

Just torque on them they will break loose. The worries of tipping the stand is good possiblity with those small stands.
I will have to get a pic of the one I made.
I break them loose witha 3/4" drive if I use a 1/2"I whack the bar with a hammer to break them loose.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

you can always get a compressor in the kitchen , just don't ask permission to do it. Hide under the sink outo sight outa mind

Yup put some lace around it and Ann will never notice.

 

[DNFXDLI]

+1 for what Randy said. An 8'' ratchet ain't gonna budge those bolts. I used an 18'' 3/4 breaker bar on my 351M and 2 or 3 of those bolts needed both hands on the breaker bar.

 

[crzybil87]

Just say its the new garbage disposal ... Shell never know

 

[smokey]

Heat will not work to loosen them you can not get the heat to the threaded parts. Make sure to use a good quality 6 point socket so not to round them off. If they round you have a whole new learnng experiance ahead.