Okay Guys I'm pulling the head on my 86 22re and all the head bolts are now finger loose except #8. It's binding and I'm afraid that I'll be pulling threads and stripping the hole. This is the first head I've pulled. Is this a common problem? Is there any tricks? Do I just plow on ahead and fix the hole afterwards? In wait mode! rj

#8, is that the 4th bolt back on the exhuast side by chance? Sorry RJ...aint nothing you can do but charge forward...its gotta come out regardless. I went through this on the 88's original mill. Ended up being a boogered thread from the factory. Had to drill out the hole, and use a doubled heli-coil to remedy it. Hopefully you will get luckier. Best bet is get the 1/2" breaker out and continue on my good man. Sorry...happens to the best of us though.
By the way...theres a reason its that bolt...same location as 80% of head gasket failures...same reason. HEAT!
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

Sent you a pm but you got to this before it got to you. I kind of figured that the heat was probably the culprit. Thanks for the impute. rj
Hey looks like eb could shut down and make a good living winning cars,etc at the casinos. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

>>>*That one and the next one forward are the ones that get us the nasty emails saying "Your Head gasket failed"..
(*I never did figure out how they are always "MY" head gaskets when they fail...*LOL**)
You gotta take it out, just spray the sh*t out of it with lube and keep working it back and forth.
We have seen those come in that we beat out of the cylinder head with a hammer and a drift due to carbon buildup.....

>>>*IMPORTANT!!! When you reinstall the head, spin the bolts into every bolt hole, if they won't spin all the way to the bottom and back out with your bare fingers, fix the bolt hole....
The alternative is you get to call folks like us and buy gaskets.....*EB

No kidding on that career jump, but then who in the hell would provide us parts without the need to get a line of credit against our houses?

Tough situation on your headbolt, but as I said...its gotta come out. And every turn hurts! Ive never been in prison or jail but from what I can gather the feeling of every outward turn is similar to having Horny Bubba as a cell mate. Wish I could help (with the bolt that is <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> )
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

Bad to worse! The head bolt broke off. Guess I'll just have to take the block and head to the machine shop. BUMMER! rj

be very gentle with her. Knock it on the head with a drift punch a few times, try to wiggle back and forth, heat it up at the head, try to wiggle back and forth, lube the ***** out of it, try to wiggle back and forth. Repeat with patience until removed.If you only pull it out 2 deg. at a time it's a whole lot better than Helly Coil'n it. (which you may have to do anyway) Ya, and chase the bolt hole threads with a bottoming tap. You CAN get it out, it all depends on how much time you want to invest right now as apposed to later.

2 choices now, machine shop and have them handle the whole removal and redo which by far is the easiest considering it took over a week to get the heli-coil and to find the right tap when me and a buddy it.
Or get out the vise-grips and or shape whats left of the bolt if anything is sticking up and work it out. Two turns in followed by 2-1/2 turns out and repeat for a few hours till shes completely out.

I vote for #1. Shouldnt be too expensive...biggest PIA will be pulling the motor. But look at it this way...experience is the #1 to gain knowledge and a few more of these and we can play mechanic swinging with the same handicap! Hope you is familiar with golf terms hehehe.
As I said before....schidty situation but its a great way of learning a lesson or two. Unavoidable too I might add...wasnt your fault. Dang that Doc Yoda anyhows!!!
Ricer Forever!!!
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

Im gonna go hit the rack before I get to sounding like buznado here. Hehehe afterall he is me and we is us...or so some think. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

bummer, rj... that stinks... well, get it fixed right and then you'll be gold. you probably wanted make sure the deck was flat, anyway, right?

ps, the auto is still running and just made two mt. adams runs camping. still noisy, perhaps more than before. but it is a tough tranny, i've got to give it that...

tom