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04-14-2007, 12:38 PM | #1 |
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Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
Well, I just don't feel comfortable with PRESS in rocker studs. Before I put these heads on my truck I wanted to install screw in studs. I'm dead ready and waiting on the Fed Ex truck!
The tools got here and I went right to work. This shot shows the stud puller ready to do its work. On the first few studs the puller was tight going over both studs so I used a small rubber hammer to tap it down firmly. It seemed to get easier after that but I still had to use the hammer to seat the puller on the bosses. This is the first stud pulled and the puller being used to tap the first hole. I had a problem with only one hole. It wasn't drilled deep enough to accept the new stud and I had to finish drilling it. After you pull the stud, look down into the hole with a light and check the hole for proper depth. This shows the hole tapped with the little puller at the bottom of the photo. It amazed me how easy it was to pull the studs with this tool and an electric impact hammer. All you have to remember is to stop pulling once or twice and add more washers on the top of the tool. All the holes are tapped and the new studs are ready to put in. Before I did that I washed all the metal from the tapping process with mineral spirits and blew them down real good with compressed air. The new studs are in, torqued to 50 ft. lbs and coated with threadlock. Here are the old pressed in studs. End view of one of the completed heads. All finished, all done and well, uhmm READY TO ROCK. (Sorry I just couldn't help it) Of course I wouldn't have even thought about doing this myself without the help from rage'rat638. Many thanks for all the information from all of you. Last edited by rage'nrat638; 04-14-2007 at 01:35 PM. |
04-14-2007, 01:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
see easyest thing to ever did right
just think what the machine shop would have charged plus you got the tools to do it again and again.. great job brother |
04-14-2007, 01:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
after everbody see's this we could move this to the FAQ
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04-14-2007, 02:03 PM | #4 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
With the right tools its very simple. The thing is, we get in the mind set that all this engine work is "machine" work and some of it really isn't all that difficult to do. That said, I'm not gonna take a rattail file to hone my cylinders. Thanks again.
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04-14-2007, 02:41 PM | #5 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
Very nice gator2511, IMO it just feels better to DIY too. I agree after a bit send it on to the FAQ's, GR8 TECH so some others that are sceptical about this will give it a try.
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04-14-2007, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
Great thread! Learned something new today.
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04-24-2007, 09:55 AM | #7 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
What brand studs did you use, do you have a part # .
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04-24-2007, 12:48 PM | #8 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
Great job. Vortec heads become not such a great value when you have to take them to the machine shop.
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04-24-2007, 09:58 PM | #9 |
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04-25-2007, 09:07 AM | #10 |
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Re: Vortec Head Rocker Stud Change
glad you got your pictures working again.
the other day all i saw was x's great job again |
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