Re: Lower End Rebuild

Posted by Re-run on
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The studs go into the block and stick up. These are what go through the heads and then you use nuts on them to torque down the head. They are sometimes called engine bolts but studs is the name.

Age, heat, and past torquing weaken them and they can snap and are usually stretched.
If you take them out, use the double nut method. Put on the 1st nut part way down. Snug a second nut to the first. Put a box wrench on the first nut and turn it against the second. They basically lock together and allow the stud to be taken out. As Shiny said, heat may be needed.

You CAN put in a new chain without removing the head. Hook the new chain to the old chain and pull it through. Simple as that. Just make sure timing isn't messed up.

Rods ARE expensive. Falicon rods are cheaper than Carillos though. Carillo run about 1000.

cyclexchange runs rods a lot cheaper though. I forget how much and I haven't heard much about them but they usually don't sell crap.