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Title: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: brains on January 26, 2010, 09:06:22 PM I have tried every thing I know to get a the head off this engine . Its stuck on the front stud (as you look at the engine from the front) the left . I have tried heat, oil, force, hammers and foul language and still I cant shift it. anyone had the same problem ?
Title: Re: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: Manky Monkey on January 26, 2010, 10:07:48 PM I once shifted a stubborn bike head by suspending the motor an inch or two off the floor on a rope tied around the unbolted head. After a couple of days it's own weight eased the head off.
Title: Re: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: toad on January 26, 2010, 10:21:35 PM to be honest if you,ve heated it you,ve fecked it it,ll need a good skim to get it flat again i,ll try to explain how to jack it off using the head studs but not tonight as its bed time ;D
Title: Re: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: tbone on January 27, 2010, 06:42:26 AM to be honest if you,ve heated it you,ve fecked it it,ll need a good skim to get it flat again i,ll try to explain how to jack it off using the head studs but not tonight as its bed time ;D ;D ;D ;D Sorry, childish of me. I have to agree with Toad, the last thing you wanna do is heat it, you may be lucky though........ You can soak the studs with vinegar, the white version, not brown and then use a metal plate to press the head upward. The key to it all is keeping it level. Title: Re: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: brock on January 27, 2010, 07:42:28 PM here's a little tip, don't use a log splitter, it'll end in tears, I know !
Title: Re: reliant 850 head stuck on studs Post by: ByzMax on January 27, 2010, 11:53:13 PM here's a little tip, don't use a log splitter, it'll end in tears, I know ! ;D ;D ;D I find a bit of penetrating fluid (not WD40) and a little time followed by some gentle persuasion usually did the trick. |