Does anyone know what tool to use or how to get out head bolts that are NOT stripped
and ones that are stripped out I have been searching for about 3 months now and cant find anything.

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for ones that are not stripped,the head needs to be mounted in a clamping tool like a bench vise or something to hold it in place.

then put two nuts on the bolt and tighten the lower nut tight to the top nut and then use the lower nut to loosen the bolt

For stripped ones.........there is a bolt removal tool at SEars that clamps onto the bolt and locks down on it kinda offset and you use a breaker bar to turn it off the head......it is like a small round pipe wrench for bolts......

hope that helps.......

there might even be an easier way.......that is jsut how we used to do it back in the day.

 

Im sorry but that doesnt sound right im trying to take the bolts off the head so i can take it off the block..

 

that's probably the best way to do it right there..

 

im sorry maybe im not understanding the head bolt calls for a 12mm 12pt star i took the valve cover off and i need to get those bolts out so i can have the top end of the motor off and and have the bottom motor off as well

 

i used a 12mm 6 point and it worked.....i did have to drill one out though

 

I under stand now.......thought you wanted to pull the bolts out of the block.......yeah a 12pt star will get them out,they are a pain to find if you do not have a good mechanics store in the area,SEars quit selling them long ago,Napa still has them,Mac tools has them as do the other major brands.......

 

yeah i found one but i stripped some of them and the others i didnt touch because i do not want to strip all of them is there any other way?

 

I doubt you can get anything welded to the head of the bolt since there isnt much room to work in. I think your best bet will be to invest in some good drill bits and drill the head off the bolt. Then pull the remaining stud out of the black after the head is off the block.

 

so basicly just drill it out pull the head off and get new head studs?

 

generally, when you remove the head, its advised to use new head studs... if im not mistaken

 

Use a 1/2inch drill bit and drill straight down through the head of the bolt. when the bit gets through and hits the washer the remainig part of the head will come out on the bit. and you will be left with a stud.
And yes get new head bolts or arp studs.

 

sweet thanks guys I will try this later today does anyone know how to get the head studs out now lol...

 

Vise Grips

 

or the bolt extractor tool at Sears I wrote about.....it works great,let me see if I can find a link......hang on.

 

or the bolt extractor tool at Sears I wrote about.....it works great,let me see if I can find a link......hang on.......

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...tomotive+tools

 

i used a 10mm 12pt star to get the head bolts out...

 

thanks that worked!!!

 

i tried that but they stripped out...

 

glad it worked.......it is a great tool for doing teardowns on heads and such and if I remember it can be turned around and used to put in new studs.......the right tools always make it easier......