Ok hello honda tech. I got an h22 cb7 and was trying to install arp head studs on them using crappy autozone torque wrench. While I was torquing the head studs to the final torque. About 4 of them spun freely so I then loosening all of them and took a look at the 4 studs that spun freely. The arp nuts are about past the last threads and was trying to get it out. The nuts were spinning freely but did not want to catch onto the threads and so it just sat there spinning and not catching the threads. It also feel like as I was trying to loosen it it seems like it's about to come out and then the nuts started to feel tighten again and loose again. Need help ASAP. Car been sitting for too long and yes I'm new to this. So help me out

 

Anybody

 

Use something like a heat gun or torch to heat them up after soaking in penetrating oil for a bit. Use a breaker bar and not a ratchet. If all you have is a ratchet use the jack handle tubing as a extender for better leverage.

 

Sounds to me like you may have stripped them somehow. Might be easier to remove the studs from the block and examine the threads that way.

 

im curious why would anyone us these and not go oem ?

 

Are you a South Park fan? lol

 

besides wanting to pay more money #RealTalk

 

Some people go by the Honda talk that they stock bolts should be used once and then tossed, where the ARP are re-useable.

Also, the ARP can hold higher clamping pressures, so for boosted applications where people have head lift, they keep the head from lifting, or head gaskets from leaking.

 

i see .. but i tend to see threads like this from time to time regarding these studs ... thanks for the info

 

Sounds like they are stripped... GL

I like my ARP studs

 

the only time ive had head bolts get stuck was when i had a warped head and i had to have a mechanic use an air chisel to drill out the heads of the two bolts and the bolts turned out with a pair of plyers

 

I have never heard of heating up the nut and then try to take it off?
Hows does this work. I have 4 arp head studs that the arp nut are stuck at the bottom. And im pretty sure they are stripped. I tried using the 2 nuts and tightening them at the other other end. The side that does not have the hex side on and i broked it loose. And its was exhausting lol. Broke it loose and as i tried to loosen it. It spins and all but wont catch the threads.

 

Its removed. The threads are still fine. But not the arp nuts. Im pretty sure there stripped

 

Lol how in the world do u post up pics

 

when im on mobile i use an android app .. if u got android download IB Autogroup and search for this forum then click on the Attachments tab and insert it

 

I have an iphone4

 

ftl