<VV> engine rebuild-safe removal of cylinder studs

[Mike Ioanes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David McMillan" <dmac632000 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 8:55 PM
Subject: <VV> engine rebuild-safe removal of cylinder studs


> Go easy on me if this seems naive.
>
> I'm in the process of dismantling my motor and will be
> splitting the block. Just wondering what the safest
> way to remove the cylinder studs is. Did I read
> somewhere that double nutting is not good? Is there a
> special tool for doing this? I know from the shop
> manual that there is one for installing them...
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
I'm sure there's a reason you want them out...I didn't and some came out 
anyway (doing pushrod tubes).  I don't know why double-nutting them would be 
bad.  I got a tool to install them from Clark's (other vendors may have 
them, too) which worked great.  What you need to be sure when you take them 
out is that you don't mess up the hole.  You may need to use loctite or an 
oversize stud (oversize on the block end).  Bought some of those from 
Clark's too and they're still in my engine.
Mike Ioanes