<VV> Re: HEAD STUDS

[N. Joseph Potts]

It strikes me (PUN) that a large impact wrench of the sort commonly used on
motorcycles might attain many of the advantages of the Monasterio Approach
(alternately tightening and loosening). Applying an air hammer to the impact
wrench sounds nice, but I've never used an air hammer, so I wouldn't know.
Applying the impact wrench itself  is difficult to impossible with the
engine in the car, but out of the car, you've got that little bugger right
where you want it. Sorry I didn't think of this when it was my turn - I've
got two sizes of those wrenches (but no motorcycle anymore - sigh).
     Without our tools, Tim, we're really all Neanderthals. Much of the
trouble in New Orleans can be described that way - people don't have their
tools, or have no power with which to run them. Been there (Andrew 1992),
done that.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

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Subject: <VV> Re: HEAD STUDS


if trying to remove the nut from the stud, blaster it , then one good punch
mark on one side of the nut befor getting a socket on it, if rusted out of
size
pound a socket on it then take it slow, maybe even try tightening it just a
smidgen , before attempting to wind it off. i use a tool from wirth tools to
get the stud out of the bock, nowdays harbor freght carriys them. looks like
a
plug socket , but has cams(rollers ) in it to grab the stud in one direction
to
wind it out. they work great!  they might leave three slight marks on the
thgreads , but if needed a die will clean them up nicely. i have been doing
this
successfully for many years. carb and exhaust studs come out nice with them
also. i can post pictures of the tools to website if enough interest,and
thomas
is up to it. i know i am overly proud of my massive tool collection , but
without them i am very handicapped. long live my torches!
regards, tim colson