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[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys. As above I've finally got the camshafts out. And thought this would bethe easy bit but would take a while due to having to undo them a quarter of a turn a time etc. However the buggers just wont shift. I'm not weak. Or at least i dont think i am lol. Any help or advice you could give me would be superb. Love you all :-)

[RobG]

Hi guys. As above I've finally got the camshafts out. And thought this would bethe easy bit but would take a while due to having to undo them a quarter of a turn a time etc. However the buggers just wont shift. I'm not weak. Or at least i dont think i am lol. Any help or advice you could give me would be superb. Love you all :-)

Couldn`t resist Steve

[albitz]

Good quality tools and then brute force Im afraid steve.

[2woody]

you'll need about a metre of leverage to shift them.

Keep one hand on the top of the extension (i.e. the pivot point) and gradually apply effort. You'll put quite an amount of bend into the socket extension and bar and suddenly there'll be a masive "crack" and it'll come free.

don't forget to make absolutely sure the socket has a good purchase on the screw-head

[PhilRich]

2 heaped teaspoons tablespoons of Sanatogen Tonic in a glass of water, wait 20 minutes after drinking said 'Performance Enhancer' and give those head bolts some welly big boy!

[albitz]

you'll need about a metre of leverage to shift them.Keep one hand on the top of the extension (i.e. the pivot point) and gradually apply effort. You'll put quite an amount of bend into the socket extension and bar and suddenly there'll be a masive "crack" and it'll come free.

don't forget to make absolutely sure the socket has a good purchase on the screw-head

Good point (should have thought of that). Get a longer hollow bar of some kind and slip that over the breaker bar (or whatever your using) to lengthen it and give yourself more leverage.

[Brikhead]

...this would bethe easy bit but would take a while due to having to undo them a quarter of a turn a time etc.

Is that necessary when removing?

[plym ian]

2 heaped teaspoons tablespoons of Sanatogen Tonic in a glass of water, wait 20 minutes after drinking said 'Performance Enhancer' and give those head bolts some welly big boy!

[albitz]

...this would bethe easy bit but would take a while due to having to undo them a quarter of a turn a time etc.

Is that necessary when removing?

Yes.If the pressure isnt taken off evenly and gradually the head can warp.Particularily alloy heads.

[omega3000]

2 heaped teaspoons tablespoons of Sanatogen Tonic in a glass of water, wait 20 minutes after drinking said 'Performance Enhancer' and give those head bolts some welly big boy!

 

Scaffold pole will help ...it did on my wheel nuts 

[Webby the Bear]

cheers for the replies chaps. Ive currently got a ratchet on it at the moment. Ill get a socket adapter and try the breaker bar. Cheers chaps :-)

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

cheers for the replies chaps. Ive currently got a ratchet on it at the moment. Ill get a socket adapter and try the breaker bar. Cheers chaps :-)

Yup, bigger bar the better - means you can gradually apply pressure.

[dbug]

Big breaker bar and big breath

[PhilRich]

Big breaker bar and big breath

He only needs the Bar, he's already got the Big Breasts!

[The Red Baron]

Big breaker bar and big breath

He only needs the Bar, he's already got the Big Breasts!

 
yep, 2foot breaker bar is what you need tbh.