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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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rocker stud help

had a buddy accidently pull some of my rocker studs loose on my 351 and i was wondering if anyone knows if there is kit out there to convert these to the screw in style studs?
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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Best to have a machine shop do that. The holes where the studs were needs to be drilled and tapped. You don't want all those cast iron shavings fallin down the oil return holes, so it's best to remove the heads and have them done correctly.

So, how do you "accidentally" pull the studs??
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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i have the 351 on a stand got it ready to put in the truck he was setting the valve i walked over and he was using a half in drive on the valves and he said uhhhh the rockers wont get any tighter
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Ouch!

 
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