One Piece Valve Cover Gasket 1984 for 1.6 N/A

surfcam · Post by **surfcam** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:45 pm

I suppose your a where there is a little bit of a down side to using Allen screw. They will cause a bit more wear in the soft aluminum than studs that are stationary. I had your set-up on a Ducati motorcycle and I ended up with four heally-coils. As long as your carefully you should be fine.

wbhgrace · Post by **wbhgrace** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:27 am

Thanks 3Bunnys for starting this thread.

I've had the gasket & studs set in a box for a couple years, and haven't installed it because I was worried about breaking off a stud when I tried to remove the existing shouldered studs.

What's the best procedure for removing the shouldered studs without damaging the head or breaking the studs? Maybe try it when the engine is good and hot so the threads in the aluminum head are as large as possible?

Thanks,

Post by **Fatmobile** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:54 am

I spin 2 nuts onto the stud, then tighten them together,... if I'm trying to save the stud.
Otherwise I grab the vice grips to get them started.

3Bunnys · Post by **3Bunnys** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:20 am

I've never read of anyone having a problem with these studs coming out....
In fact my problem with them has always been they came out when I didn't want them to...
I've even had oil leaks where the stud was slightly loose and oil ran down along side the stud and then down the head..

Richard

wbhgrace · Post by **wbhgrace** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:26 am

Thanks for the advice. I got the old studs out and the new ones in. Stripped one nut trying to get the 2-nut trick tight enough to turn the stud, and needed my biggest Vise-Grip for 3 studs, but they all came out. Overall, a big success. And no leaks from the super-cool new rubber gasket.

surfcam · Post by **surfcam** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:04 am

A little heat on the top of the stud will make it come out easier. It will expand the shoulder up a little to lessen the fiction. The expansion and contraction will help as well. It all comes down to timing. You want to wrench it before the heat gets to the head because then you start to loose that little bit of expansion. If its cross threaded or mangled this won't help much look for a drill.

mattbondy · Post by **mattbondy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:22 pm

I have an oil leak from the valve cover. I just purchased another gasket but have not installed it yet. I believe it is cork. Are the cork ones problematic?

Thanks

libbybapa · Post by **libbybapa** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:44 pm