tried to retorque my head

[malloynx]

well today in the windy cold i tried to retorque my ARP studs. i still don't know if i have a leaking HG cause my tranny is still out of the vehicle. anyway i pull the valve covers and i tried to loose the #1 stud and i broke my 6-inch extension. so i got out my other extension and tried to loosen the stud and i couldn't. i had my torque wrench set to 100ft lbs and all i got was the click. i checked all my studs and they all seem to be tight.

so i wonder, so i still try and crack them loose or just leave them alone??

 

[dbsupra90]

shouldnt ever need to retorque studs.
when they are torqued down, it takes quite a bit of force to get them to move. id leave it alone.
if you wanted to know whats up you could always do a leak down test.

 

[stevo86]

not commenting about torque your head.. but you shouldn't use your torque wrench as a breaker bar.. if you really wanna retorque, use a half inch drive break bar to lossen the studs, then torque them back down with the wrench. A torque wrench is a fairly delicate tool, even the cold could throw it off, and havin wrong torque readings isn't safe.

Stevo

 

[jetjock]

You're using a torque wrench to loosen fasteners? Don't do it, there are several things wrong with that starting with it's a precision tool and you can't measure breakaway torque using one. Oops...I see Stevo beat me to it.

 

[figgie]

100 lbs/feet can mean anything. You need to losen ALL the studs and then retighten them down.

Also as stated above do NOT use the torque wrench as a breaker bar!!!

 

[PorterzSupra]

I know this might sound stupid but umm where are the head bolts!!!??

 

[figgie]

I know this might sound stupid but umm where are the head bolts!!!??

ooh oooh I know I know

the head bolts are in the head!!

lol too easy

 

[rakkasan]

I know this might sound stupid but umm where are the head bolts!!!??

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[aye mate]

I know this might sound stupid but umm where are the head bolts!!!??

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[supra90turbo]

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[IJ.]

I know this might sound stupid but umm where are the head bolts!!!??

This is a worry......:nono:

 

[tubbie]

ooh oooh I know I know

the head bolts are in the head!!

lol too easy

ummm... which head? :rofl: :rofl:

 

[supra90turbo]

Right under the pistons.

 

[IJ.]

Right under the pistons.

Kurt: Your motor's upside down?

 

[supra90turbo]

To you, yes. Since you're on the bottom of the World. :icon_razz

 

[steve_mk3]

Getting back to the subject-

" i had my torque wrench set to 100ft lbs and all i got was the click. i checked all my studs and they all seem to be tight. "

I think he was checking to make sure they were all tight, not trying to losen them with a torque wrench.

I think from reading a previous post of yours that you thought you might have the beginnings of a small leak. personally I would perform a leak down test befor I messed with the studs. If I were more convinced and wanted to retorque my studs I would get a 1/2 inch breaker bar and back one off at a time and retorque to the proper spec. I am not sure, is it possible that the studs were installed when it was nice and warm and now that it is cold they have gotten a bit tighter. That might explain why so much force is needed to back them out. Again, I am not sure about that, just geussing.

Steve

 

[malloynx]

thread-locked due to the crap in this post.