SuperTopo
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So my son's '86 X1/9 has leaky valve seals and I finally decided to get in there and fix them. So time to pull the head. Here's problem #1:
Yup. Two broke. Rats.
Problem #2 is that the head is stuck, no amount of dead blow mallet whacks or pry bar is getting it off. For those of you who have dealt with a stuck head before, what's the first thing you'd try? Rope down the spark plug trick? Come-along from the rafters?
Once the head is off I'll see how much of the bolts are sticking out of the head, it does look like there should be enough to weld a nut on the stud and get the broken bolts out.
Yup. Two broke. Rats.
Problem #2 is that the head is stuck, no amount of dead blow mallet whacks or pry bar is getting it off. For those of you who have dealt with a stuck head before, what's the first thing you'd try? Rope down the spark plug trick? Come-along from the rafters?
Once the head is off I'll see how much of the bolts are sticking out of the head, it does look like there should be enough to weld a nut on the stud and get the broken bolts out.