Head Removal

[wildBill83]

My H's bolts are 6pt .

Then they were aftermarket...

^These are OEM and are 12pt H22A* head bolts...

[SilverFox]

been a while since I could get online, its an F22a1 in the car still. I have the Haynes manuel so I know the sequence. And I only have short impact sockets which were hitting the wall of the head... So I should just try again with a 6pt 1/2'' drive socket with a cheater bar to be safe?

[wildBill83]

You don't need a cheater bar, just a 24" 1/2" drive breaker bar and not the cheap ones. They will shear off.

I use one like this:

Not one like this:


DO NOT USE A RATCHETING WRENCH, it will break the ratchet before obtaining the needed torque.

[andrew22888]

I would say get a 6 point socket and a good sized breaker bar that won't break. And just have a buddy hold down tight on the top of the socket so it doesn't pop off and round the heads. And then push like the HULK lol

[SilverFox]

You don't need a cheater bar, just a 24" 1/2" drive breaker bar and not the cheap ones. They will shear off.

I use one like this:

Not one like this:


DO NOT USE A RATCHETING WRENCH, it will break the ratchet before obtaining the needed torque.

cant see the first pic.
and what about a 24' long 1/2'' drive torque wrench?

[wildBill83]

Can you see this one:

[andrew22888]

Ya use that If you don't want that torque wrench anymore

[wildBill83]

On an H22 you have to use 12pt sockets, the bolts are 12pt bolts. On F22 use 6pt. Also never use a torque wrench to remove bolts, that's a fast way to ruin one.

Torque wrench is a bad idea, the manual says to loosen the bolts at 1/3 at a time, it prevents warping of the head.

DO NOT USE A RATCHETING WRENCH, it will break the ratchet before obtaining the needed torque.

cant see the first pic.
and what about a 24' long 1/2'' drive torque wrench?

Ya use that If you don't want that torque wrench anymore

how did you miss all of the warnings on torque wrenches SilverFox? If you try it not only will it throw off calibration but possibly strip the ratcheting mechanism...

[SilverFox]

its the only 1/2'' drive wrench I've got and its already out of calibration and old that a bud of mine didn't want anymore.
I just want to break em loose, cant I just leave the end open where you set the torque on the wrench? trying to work with whatever I got here

[wildBill83]

No, the ratchet will fail, it has nothing to do with the torque setting. Also a breaker bar is meant to flex, a torque wrench is not. The flex is important to not break other things.

[SilverFox]

okay thanks for clearing that up bill, guess I'm adding a few more weeks to my rebuild

[wildBill83]

Why? Go down to Autozone and they have a cheap breaker bar like the one I recommend for around $20.

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=560039_0_0_
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=914046_0_0_

[SilverFox]

I'm flat broke and on an irregular income... lol (only 17 years old) and not a single penny of my cb7 will come from parents or anything I dont earn myself

[wildBill83]

Autozone rents a breaker bar also, just make sure the swivel looks like the one I posted. You get your money back when you return it, just don't use a cheater bar on it or you won't be returning it.

[toycar]

Turned mine loose with a craftsman 1/2" ratchet. No cheater, no breaker bar and certainly no impact.







Go get your "strong" friend and ask him to do it. You really shouldn't need all this shit to take the headbolts off.

No offense, you just aren't strong enough.