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Cylinder bolt removal??
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[QUOTE="storytime, post: 725014, member: 26556"] [b]Stud?[/b] :flame: OK, don't sweat it ! If the head is still on you need to remove it. If the stud still has the nut on it and this makes removing the head impossable try this. If the threds on the stud are buggered up cut off the stud as short as possable, then remove the nut, or you can try splitting the nut not too tough of a job just be patient, go slow and keep nipping away at it. If the stud still has the nut on it , BUT THE NUT IS LOOSE! this will allow you to cut the stud below the nut then remove the head. Now that the nut is off and this allows the head to be removed you are looking at the top of the piston and the cylinder. Put the piston up to the top of the cylinder and this will keep any debres from falling into the ports and into the lower end. Cover the top of the piston and as much of the cylinder as possable to safe guard all but the area of the cylinder that has the bad stud. From the factory the cylinder had LOCKTITE applied to the threds of the stud before it was screwed into the cylinder the only way to release the grip of the locktite is heat. So now you need the use of a good propane torch , be sure the coolent has been drained prior to the heating of the cylinder. Heat the cylinder from the outside first then from arround the water jacket trying to concentrate the heat into the cylinder just arround the stud boss. Use of a damp rag arround area you do not want to over heat is also a good idea. With patience and any luck a set of visegrips will remove the stud. The key to heating the stud area of the cylinder is to look for the locktite to bubble up from the threds of the stud, this will take quite a bit of heating so be patient. Once the locktite is bubbling ,spray just a little WD-40 or any type of penetrating oil, be careful as this may want to flame up, use a wet rag to controll the flame up, now that the bubbiling is occuring grab your visegrips and unscrew that mean old nasty stud. Clean cylinder with contact cleaner ( after it has cooled down) to get rid of as much old locktite. If you have the correct tap chase the threds in the cylinder blow out with compressed air and apply RED locktite to the threds of the stud to be screwed into the cylinder and run it in put two nuts one on top of anouther and this will allow you to screw the stud in tight. Let the locktite set up for about 20 min. and then reassemble the rest of the head being sure not to use the torque wrench that got you into all this. You will be and should be proud of yourself when this project is done as many of my friends and coustomers pay me to do just as I have outlined for you. SMILE your about to go riding again :yeehaw: [/QUOTE]
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