Head Bolt Problem
Melting Slicks
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Heat the head of the bolt, it'll grow & relieve its tension grip.
I was trying to remove a wheel bearing on the rear of a late model vw, it was held in with a long tty bolt. A 24" breaker bar w/ a 40" cheater pipe wouldn't touch it. I heated the head a little & it broke loose with just the breaker. It came with a new tty bolt, torque was something like 110 ft-lbs with an additional 180 degrees.
I was trying to remove a wheel bearing on the rear of a late model vw, it was held in with a long tty bolt. A 24" breaker bar w/ a 40" cheater pipe wouldn't touch it. I heated the head a little & it broke loose with just the breaker. It came with a new tty bolt, torque was something like 110 ft-lbs with an additional 180 degrees.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Clifton Park NY
Putting the order in today since the heads will be here this week. I'd like to have it already so I can get it back together.
Of course I've been eye balling a LT4 with Zf6 and ecm that I was thinking about throwing in... but said the hell with it. Been down that road with mods.. haha.. The 84 is modded enough.. Don't need another.
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Thanks Wayne, so far I've come up with the pushrods are 5/16 x 7.2 and the head gasket is .39
Putting the order in today since the heads will be here this week. I'd like to have it already so I can get it back together.
Of course I've been eye balling a LT4 with Zf6 and ecm that I was thinking about throwing in... but said the hell with it. Been down that road with mods.. haha.. The 84 is modded enough.. Don't need another.
Putting the order in today since the heads will be here this week. I'd like to have it already so I can get it back together.
Of course I've been eye balling a LT4 with Zf6 and ecm that I was thinking about throwing in... but said the hell with it. Been down that road with mods.. haha.. The 84 is modded enough.. Don't need another.
GM # 10168457 is the OE gasket part # used since '92 - You might confirm the specifications from multiple sources.
Ed - you referenced .39 which I'm sure is a TYPO?
I would think the local dealer could certainly better the SUMMIT pricing for OE gaskets.
Last edited by WVZR-1; Oct 5, 2015 at 08:53 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Clifton Park NY
yes it was.. oops .039"
