Rocker stud

brad4eva · 02-11-2009, 09:14 PM

anyone know any good way to install screw in rocker studs with the heads still on the motor? I need to know what size and etc is best to use. does anyone have a video of this process?

silverhairdeere · 02-12-2009, 03:05 AM

i would Say no as there is no room around head to do it , also i would think you would want a machine shop to tap them straight , after all there is a lot of tension on the stud . just my own opinion for what it's worth . (nothing)

shd

leolkfrm · 02-12-2009, 04:18 AM

I agree with SHD, major machine work should be done in a controlled environment with someone who is skilled in the process

Did you try the oversize stud and hot relash??

wild bill · 02-12-2009, 06:24 AM

no ! the head's have to be removed !or you will fill the engine with metal shaving's and chip's . why do want them ,are the stock press in's puling ?

you can just put screw inn stud's only or do stud's with guide plate's . i always did them off the engine .i was in a machine shop they can be labor intensive .

mrjohnwayne · 02-12-2009, 07:42 AM

Heads need to be removed...

brad4eva · 02-12-2009, 09:10 AM

well your saying no to screw ins .. wtf am i gonna do? they keep pullin out press ins

brad4eva · 02-12-2009, 09:38 AM

do i need to keep air on the valves? if so how

silverhairdeere · 02-12-2009, 11:46 AM

they make a tool that screws into the spark plug hole , use a air hose to kept the valves closed , are you running a big cam ? never herd of it on a stock engine .shd

brad4eva · 02-12-2009, 12:16 PM

yep, running a big cam, anyways its pissing me off fixing to yank both heads and just have them screw ins put in im pissed

wild bill · 02-12-2009, 12:25 PM

how many are pulling ?all the same one's ? they do make over size press in stud's .but the hole has to be reamed .if it's only 1 stud that does it mr. gasket used to make screw in stud's that had a shoulder on them .what engine is it ? if you are going to try it ,and only one or two are doing it ,use grease on ,and around the tap to catch the chip's .clean it good with brake clean on a cloth and clean out the threads and use red loctite on the thread's .http://www.jegs.com/p/Mr.+Gasket/747114/10002/-1

02-11-2009, 09:14 PM	#1
brad4eva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 451	Rocker stud anyone know any good way to install screw in rocker studs with the heads still on the motor? I need to know what size and etc is best to use. does anyone have a video of this process? __________________ //B-rad

02-12-2009, 04:18 AM	#3
leolkfrm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.Y. Posts: 4,931	I agree with SHD, major machine work should be done in a controlled environment with someone who is skilled in the process Did you try the oversize stud and hot relash?? __________________ 4 wheels move the body 2 wheels move the soul B.W.A.I

02-12-2009, 06:24 AM	#4
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 277	studs no ! the head's have to be removed !or you will fill the engine with metal shaving's and chip's . why do want them ,are the stock press in's puling ? you can just put screw inn stud's only or do stud's with guide plate's . i always did them off the engine .i was in a machine shop they can be labor intensive .

02-12-2009, 07:42 AM	#5
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,791	Heads need to be removed... __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

02-12-2009, 09:10 AM	#6
brad4eva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 451	well your saying no to screw ins .. wtf am i gonna do? they keep pullin out press ins __________________ //B-rad

02-12-2009, 03:05 AM	#2
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 1,633	i would Say no as there is no room around head to do it , also i would think you would want a machine shop to tap them straight , after all there is a lot of tension on the stud . just my own opinion for what it's worth . (nothing) shd

02-12-2009, 09:38 AM	#7
brad4eva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 451	do i need to keep air on the valves? if so how __________________ //B-rad

02-12-2009, 11:46 AM	#8
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 1,633	they make a tool that screws into the spark plug hole , use a air hose to kept the valves closed , are you running a big cam ? never herd of it on a stock engine .shd

02-12-2009, 12:16 PM	#9
brad4eva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 451	yep, running a big cam, anyways its pissing me off fixing to yank both heads and just have them screw ins put in im pissed __________________ //B-rad

02-12-2009, 12:25 PM	#10
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 277	studs how many are pulling ?all the same one's ? they do make over size press in stud's .but the hole has to be reamed .if it's only 1 stud that does it mr. gasket used to make screw in stud's that had a shoulder on them .what engine is it ? if you are going to try it ,and only one or two are doing it ,use grease on ,and around the tap to catch the chip's .clean it good with brake clean on a cloth and clean out the threads and use red loctite on the thread's .http://www.jegs.com/p/Mr.+Gasket/747114/10002/-1 Last edited by wild bill; 02-12-2009 at 12:35 PM.

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