Re: Valve cover bolts God Damn $%o)$*$@*&@@

[Chuck Rowland <crowland@insync.net>]

At 10:32 PM 4/15/97 +0000, Jay Docherty wrote:
>To make a long story short I stripped half my valve cover bolts.  
>Fortunatly I have replacment studs I can use out of my old head.  
>Does anyone know of any tricks on removing and installing the studs 
>without messing up the threads?  As it stands I am going to put cloth 
>around the studs and put vice grips on 'em.
>
>                                      Jay
>'80 Scirocco 8v
>'88 Scirocco 16v
>
Jay try tightening two nuts together on the stud and then tighten the stud
into the head using a wrench on the top nut. After it's in place hold the
bottom nut and remove the top one, the bottom nut should then be loose
enough to remove without the stud loosening. Locktight on the head side of
the stud will keep it in place after installed. I hope this makes sense.
Good luck.


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