How does one remove a stuck head stud? I'm swapping blocks, and when I pulled the head yesterday, one stud is stuck in the block..

I tried wrapping a towel around the middle of the stud and turning it with a pair of channel locks, but it won't budge...

Suggestions?

 

I forgot to mention that these are ARP studs, without the allen key hole in the top..

 

is the allen key hole stripped?

 

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^ That **** makes me laugh. What you should do is thread on two nuts and jamb them together. Then merely put your box end on the nut closer to the head and hit the wrench to turn it. Don't try to reef on it to get it to turn, hitting it will give you more of an impact on the fastener and increase the chance of it busting loose.

 

Dude, that's an awesome idea.. Will try that when I get home.

 

Worked like a friggin charm... I have no idea why that one stud was so damn tight and the other 9 were loose as a goose...