replace head bolts one at a time??
 

Has anyone ever tried successfully replacing the head bolts one at a time without removing the head?

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why would you bother doing that?

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more then likely to try and save $40 on a HG and then spend $100 on a HG and resurfaceing later when it blows

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Just pull that bitch....New studs new hg and no worries. :6

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Yes, it can be done successfully. I wouldn't advise it though.

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yeah i wouldnt want to do that. Take the head off and replace them the right way.

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alright, f$#k it. I'm hopefully going to be trading a car and I have arp's on my car that I want. Oh well, he'll probably throw some ---- in.

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and avoid removing the timing belt / CRANK PULLY ;)

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everyone is scared of crank pulleys when all u need is muscle, 5th gear and brakes

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hehe. somtimes 5th gear is not enough =))) sometimes clutch start slipping =))

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I just use an impact on crank pulleys they come right off..the first time I had to take one off I had to go to art tool rental and rent an electric impact,It woked right away the thing was off in two second and it only costed like 12 buck. Well worth it when that was the only thing holding me up and I was using a freinds friends garage and had to be out of there that day.

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Why would you take your crank pully off for a headgasket replacement???

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Exactly...

Loosen tensioner, pull timing belt off, take head off, clean block and head, put on new HG with copper spray, put head on (dont forget the dowel pins)

Torque head down, set your TDC, set cam to UP, put belt on, tighten tensioner...you're done.

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why loosen the tensioner?

slide the belt off without touching the tensinoer.......

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Well, I guess on a D series it is much easier to pry it up on to the cam gear again, on my B16 there is no way in hell you can get the belt back on to the cam gears unless you loosen the tensioner and then slide the belt on, and even then its hard, this may be cuz of my thick head gasket.

Anyway it would be much easier and wouldnt hurt anything to loosen the tensioner.

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just as easy as a D whening putting it back together, hold the belt into place, slide the cam gear on, work the belt onto the cam gear as you slide it on.

Alot of tricks you learn home Honda Techs, they do this all day long!

Also, then tensioner usually won;t slide, so I made a SOHC tool, it worked so good the tensioner started singing because the belt was super tight!

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You guys remove the ------- crank pulley for a headgasket install?

Reason?

Tensioner seemed perfectly fine way to me

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I have personally installed the arp head studs one at a time on my crx, started for the center and worked my way around. Car has been running fine for 5 months now.

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Beast ice, ---- yea!

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my daily snack...........

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thats not malt you old -----.

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I live in Wisconsin and I have never seen a Beast Ice 40...

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I did my headstuds one at a time and I haven't had any problems. if you do take the head off you just slide the t-belt off the cam gears, and slide it back on. I've done it on a zc, its not that hard