eddiecut

i got eight out of ten of the head bolts out but the other ones wont it is like they are almost stripped what do i do?? any ideas would be great

Spade

Drill'em. There are screw extractors that you can get at home depot.

tonyxcom

Those things are under so much torque, I doubt a screw extractor will work.

And boy are those things going to be tough to drill.

If you need to drill them (I would take it to a machine shop myself) You need to get some really high quality drill bits, because those head bolts are made out of harder metal then most off the shelf drill bits.

eddiecut

yeah thats what i was thinking, torqued under that much preasure i dont think they are gonna come out!
do you guys have any other ideas?

BnEiAkUiTcY

Drill em, but I agree get some good ones cause they are a bitch and it took about 4 hours to do one!!

kenji

I don't think that drilling a hole in the head bolts and using a bolt/screw extractor will work. I do not feel that a bolt/screw extractor will be able to deliver the necessary torque to break the head bolts free.

There are sockets out there that are intended to remove stripped bolts. They 'cut' into the bolt head and grip tightly. You may run into the problem of the socket not being able to get down the hole and on to the bolt head.

Your local tool truck should have them in stock.

I would put one of those sockets on the end of an extension and use an impact gun to break it free.

Good luck.

-kenji

HybridHatchC1

These are all good ideas, but if you have a good engine and want to keep it good just take it to a machine shop and let them to it, unless you fell extremely confident, because if the drill decides to take a turn when your drilling down you can kiss that motor goodbuy or shell out some cash.

4g4me

GOD! GEt the right size socket! Geez, Cant be stripped out of you had originally used the right size.

Kamin

have you ever taken a head off?
i almost stripped a bolt when i was doing mine
those things are torqued down so hard if you slip the wrench off of a level plane it will round a corner
now sit down and listen.
you can try to get your hands on a GOOD countersync. home depot might have one but like was said, if you slip with the drill in there, you might destroy the head.

tonyxcom

I pulled the head off of my swap last night. Those things were TIGHT.

Make sure to use a breaker bar, and remove the bolts a courter of a turn at first, in the same sequence that you torque them down.

If you take one bolt completely out at a time, you will put each other bolt under more tourue i figure.

I was able to undo all mine without any problems, but it felt like taking an axel nut off at first. So I did it slowly in a pattern, and it started to get easier and easier as I went along.

.nate

Let the pros handle it... if they **** it up they have to pay for it

Aahj

These sockets you talk about are called "Turbo" sockets. We have them at work and they are badass!

good luck,

aj

RedlinedVTEC

Yeah listen to Kenji those sockets work great. I had to use one on my timing belt tensioner. I believe harbor freight sells them. Oh and if you already took the other head bolts out that was a mistake, you gotta sequence loosening them I usually do a quarter turn at a time to begin with. You are following your helms aren't you?

Aahj

you mean the Bible