torquing head bolts without a torque wrench

[butre]

loctite the studs into the case, but don't use loctite on the nuts. that's a good way to drive a stud through the case. with just crush washers and good hardware I never have to adjust my head bolts

 

[Yeshua]

How do you remove the original crap bolts without stripping or breaking off the head?

 

[Yeshua]

loctite the studs into the case, but don't use loctite on the nuts. that's a good way to drive a stud through the case. with just crush washers and good hardware I never have to adjust my head bolts

What do you think of this stud kit?
http://www.bikeberry.com/bbr-tuning-complete-20-piece-heavy-duty-engine-kit-stud-set.html

 

[zippinaround]

Stud kit hahah just go to a diy store it will cost half that and no shipping!

 

[HeadSmess]

never bust a stud yet, (well, ok, i did once but that was a loooong time ago and it was half corroded with rust anyway) never bothered with a torque wrench except at TAFE when i had to, or on certain high performance engines. mainly because if you overdo the torque, the extra load imposed by the engine actually running is what causes the failure.

these things? just tighten em up in the standard "cross" pattern, a bit at a time, and once it takes some effort to get a few degrees of turn from each nut...stop.

sheesh, i seen people use torque wrenches on a DRUMKIT! now thats wanking yourself, fo sho... you TUNE drums, you dont just tighten them to a set tension... cripes...