Hmm, I wish you had told me that before we removed all those studs. Maybe we could have chosen a more difficult or time consuming method. I was under the car with the mechanic. When he said "go", I quickly removed each stud with a pair of channel locks. They were glowing cherry red. Saw them with my own four eyes. No WD-40 either. I *DO* emphasize, this mechanic is very good with a torch. Knows exactly when to turn stuck fastener. That's why I travelled 400 miles to see him. Don't know how hot aluminum needs to get to warp, but personally would have been afraid to attack head itself with torch. Bill Robertson #5939 (sounds like a DeLorean, not a Doodlebug) >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike.griese@xxxx wrote: > DON'T HEAT THE STUD! That will make the situation WORSE. > You need to have the stud COOLER than the surrounding > aluminum. That's why you spray it with WD-40 - to > cool it and make it SHRINK.
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