[Vwdiesel] FW: head gasket replacement

[gary]

Having headstuds...

To get the head off, you have 3 choices...

1) Pull the cam, lift off the head. It is not hard at all. Just don't 
mix up the bearing caps.

2) Bend(and most likely deform) the rear cam cover

3) Pull the head studs then pull the head. Not a trivial job IMHO. 
Unless they are ARP with the nifty hex socket in the end, I don't see an 
easy way to do this, especially if they are sealed in place at all.

-Gary

Pam & Doug Boes wrote:
> The issue is the clearance by bringing the head straight up to clear the
> head studs. Does the camshaft have to be removed in order to lift the head
> straight up enough to clear the head studs?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mikitka [mailto:mikitka at earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:26 AM
> To: 'Pam & Doug Boes'; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] head gasket replacement
> 
> Not that I would think, the stud for the timing belt tensioner pulley comes
> out making it easy to remove the head without having to mess with the
> shroud. The only issue might be clearance getting the head to come straight
> up if you have a turbo and leave it all connected since the engine tilts
> back slightly.
> Nick
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> 
> Has anyone that has studs installed replaced a head gasket? If so, do the
> studs need to be removed to get the end of the cam shaft to clear the shroud
> on the timing belt end?
> 
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