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Message started by vaconcrete on 09/13/07 at 09:23:40

Title: pulling head in frame
Post by vaconcrete on 09/13/07 at 09:23:40

Ok, I thought I had it. I'd taken the head cover off with no problem and I thought I was in the clear. Everything is ready to pull the head and I find that it won't clear one of the long studs. The right rear to be exact. From reading on the forum I'd thought that if I got that far it would be a cinch. '87 650 savage. Anyone have any input. thanks

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by Savage_Greg on 09/13/07 at 09:40:21

All cause of that right rear stud too :P

You need to remove the front and bottom engine mount bolts and let the engine drop down in the frame then you can remove the head. You don't have to worry about the rear mount bolt in the battery box support.

Here's an old photo.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/HeadOff03web.jpg

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by Max_Morley on 09/13/07 at 09:45:58

Use a stud puller or double nut arrangement and remove that stud. Do whatever and the reverse the process to get it back together. Personally I would not use one of those gripper type stud pullers, but the collet type as I wouldn't want to put stress marks on the stud. Same goes with vice grips or channel locks. The collet type threads down the existing threads and then the collet is squeezed down to prevent it from turning so you can back the stud out. Not cheap, but does not damage the stud. Use the longest nuts you can find, not the head ones, to double nut and jam the nuts together, you should then be able to back the stud out. Max

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by vaconcrete on 09/13/07 at 09:49:55

thanks for quick responses. I'm headin out to shop and try the engine mount bolt trick first. I wonder what the backyard mechanic did before the internet and its message boards?

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by T-Mack1 on 09/13/07 at 10:05:40

remember if you don't want to scratch the frame to put on tape on it (duct tape??)

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/07 at 10:18:26

Cardboard protects better than tape. Taping the cardboard on makes it even better

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by Savage_Greg on 09/13/07 at 10:31:13

And make sure that you get a pillow to lay your head on, too :P

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by vaconcrete on 09/13/07 at 12:02:22

All right. Took out the mount bolts dropped a little and whamo, off she came. Tomorrow I'll post some more questions. And I already took out my pillow. Can't believe I'd never thought of that before.

Title: Re: pulling head in frame
Post by Savage_Greg on 09/13/07 at 22:03:59

vaconcrete wrote:

All right. Took out the mount bolts dropped a little and whamo, off she came. Tomorrow I'll post some more questions. And I already took out my pillow. Can't believe I'd never thought of that before.

Way to go.

I actually found that if you remove all the bolts and tilt the engine to the left side (leaving wiring intact), that you can remove the cylinder too.

Good job.