Thread in head studs, are they re-useable?
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Thread in head studs, are they re-useable?
Since I am faced with the prospect of having to pull the heads off my 6.9, I was pondering the use of some stronger clamping force for the heads. But since I can forsee rebuilding this engine eventually, I was wondering if I can re-use the expencive bolts later on after they have already been in service.
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That's a big part of the appeal of studs! You can pretty much use them as many times as you want. But they also clamp better than regular head bolts and torque a lot more evenly.
I put head studs in my 2.3L and would probably use them on any boosted engine.
I put head studs in my 2.3L and would probably use them on any boosted engine.
