Is there any head stud replacement walkthroughs available? I've looked all over and haven't found anything....

 

Buy lots of beer, consume lots of beer, remove cab, consume more beer, remove intake and turbo, consume more beer, remove heads. LOL In all seriousness, I dont recall seing a writeup on it as its a MAJOR job and it would be a MAJOR job to document it all. If you PM me your email I can send you the Alldatapro info.

 

And it still has me laughing

 

LOL thanks but by the sounds of it i'm not going to have the equipment to do this....Looks like i might have to fork out the dough for 15 hrs of labor

 

Need someone to clarify two things for me. When you say remove CAB are you referring to the part that houses the seats radio and all that other useless i mean important stuff. Is there a specific beer to buy that would make that process easier to accept....

 

There is a write-up on removing the CAB in the Tech Folder.

 

Can we get a link? I searched everywhere in there and didnt see anything like that?

 

If not in tech folder sorry - I guess it was my poor memory.

Here is the link:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...b-removal.html

Here is another link:

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Here is the write up from the link above (in case it does not work):
Ok time for the next step, but what happens is that the head gaskets are not bad but an overboost condition causes the head bolts to stretch and lets coolant by the multi-layer gasket. To remove the cab you will have to remove the rear seat if 4 door, remove all the cab bolts 6 for single cab 8 for super can and 4 door. Thereis a ground cable on the passengers side of cab, you then will remove the air intake, both batteries

,the abs module(under the battery tray)and just remove the bracket bolts. remove the intercooler pipes, power steering line fvrom the tank to the pump and the psi line at the gear and the return line at the booster. Next remove the radiator support bolts, drain radiator and remove upper and lower hoses. There are several wire connectors on the drivers side fender well that will need to be disconnected, and the mian harness from the engine at the pcm. On the passengers side there is a body ground at the fire wall and a ground next to the battery rh side. Then remove the e-brake cable connector under the drivers door and remove the cable from the cab support. Next remove the shift cable from the trans and the trans bracket. On top of the radiator is a battery cross over cable to the rh battery positive terminal, remove from the rh battery and disconnect from core support and lay on the lh side of engine. Next remove the brake mastercylinder and leave the lines connected, the master and the abs module will not need to have lines disconnected. Next remove the bolt from the steering colum at the gear box and collapse the column until it is up next to the booster. There are a few extra wires that you will need to disconnect as you start to lift the cab. The next step is to remove the fan shroud,if it has not been cut you will have to cut it at the seperation line with the two holes on each side the shroud will seperate the the upper comes up and the lower will come up as well, be careful of the radiator nipple. The fan and stator will stay with the engine. The radiator stays with the truck. Next evacuate the a/c and remove the line from the accumulator and the upper line from the condensor as they will stay with the engine. Thats about it when you start to lift the cab just go slow and look for anything you missed. Hope this helps

 

Thanks for the help but i've decided against trying this on my own If i decide to go with head studs i'll just pay to get it done.....The things i would break trying to removed the CAB would just about cover labor for someone with experience to do it lol

 

Yes. Cab - as in people hauling portion of said truck.