[urq] Removing URQ headbolts for the first time?
W.Stedman
wstedman at sbcglobal.net
Tue Mar 20 18:51:03 EDT 2007
Dont forget never reuse the head bolts or you will be doing another head
gasket in the near future.
-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Buchholz, Steven
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:43 PM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Removing URQ headbolts for the first time?
... I'd say wrench away! Chances are that the bolt would shear somewhere in
the middle if at all ... and once you have the head off you should be able
to grab onto the shaft and remove. Hey, in a way you'd be creating the Audi
tool that you stick into the block to guide the head back into place! :-)
I'd expect that triple square can handle as much torque as you'd care to
apply ...
Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
>
> I'm replacing my head gasket on my 83 URQ and need to remove the
headbolts,
> however, my first thought was they would come of "somewhat easy with a
short
> ext bar"...NOT!
> I have the correct triple box 12mm adapter, but since I dont want to shear
off
> the bolt applying sideways force with an extension bar, does anyone have
an
> secrets? I thought about using an impact wrench? anyone have an thoughts
on
> that too? In the same manner I dont want to strip it out either? The
triple
> box socket fits pretty snug but as many of you know, things happen fast
with
> an impact wrench (thats assuming even the impact wrench has enough torq).
> Or are these bolts really that strong? that i dont need to worry?
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