Thread: Valve cover stud stuck, need help!
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Old 01-31-2015, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
My guess is the stud is installed with loctite. I recommend you consult the fsm (startek.com free access) and see if there is a section on prep for stud removal. The head may need to be heated to get the bolt out.
Nothing in the FSM that I know of for those little studs.

I'd be wary of heating up any localised area of a head (even if it is a cast iron lump) - but you might not have a choice.

Seeing that the damage has been done I think the only way forward is to be persistent with the extraction of that damaged stud.

I recommend removal of the rocker arm towers close to the stud so more purchase can be achieved.

Here's the chapter for rocker arm removal in the FSM =>

http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/disc_2/program/Engine/617/05-235.pdf
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