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Bent head studs

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Darren in TN

07-25-2005 10:38:57




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Howdy, all.
I spent a couple hours last night pulling the head off of my Ferguson TO-30. It took longer than I expected, and required a tremendous amount of exertion on my part. When I finally got it off, I looked carefully and found that a couple of my head studs seem to be bent slightly. Anyway, while I was pulling the head it was obvious that those studs were what I was fighting against. So, what do I need to do about those-- straighten them up, replace them, fabricate some new ones, etc.? Has anyone made their own head studs and what sort of material did you start with? Lastly, can anyone offer an explanation as to how they got bent in the first place? Seems pretty dang odd to me. As always, I appreciate all replies.

Thanks,
Darren

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buickanddeere

07-25-2005 15:11:52




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Darren in TN, 07-25-2005 10:38:57  
All new studs, hardened tall nuts and hardened wahsers. The genious who bent the studs likely didn't use a torque wrench either. Some studs/nuts maybe stretched.



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Joe (Wa)

07-25-2005 12:43:43




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Darren in TN, 07-25-2005 10:38:57  
The studs were probably bent lifting the block single point with too short a chain. take one out and roll it on a flat surface like you do to check pushrods. A piece of glass works well, a mirror is better to check for slight deflection.

Joe



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RustyFarmall

07-25-2005 11:47:43




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Darren in TN, 07-25-2005 10:38:57  
How did they get bent in the first place? Most likely someone who absolutely had no business picking up a wrench, let alone using it. If it were mine I would replace them. You could probably make some, but I think the originals are made of some very good stuff, not likely you duplicate them.



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old

07-25-2005 11:28:38




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Darren in TN, 07-25-2005 10:38:57  
I'd pull one and take it to a parts store and see if they could match up something that would be close. I would never try to bend them back in shape since they would probably end up broken, or would brake when you tightened them back down. Also a good MF dealer can probably get them for you.



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Darren in TN

07-25-2005 11:58:51




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to old, 07-25-2005 11:28:38  

Yeah, I figured the idea of straightening them was a bad one. I believe I only have two that are bent (which is really, really confusing for me), so I probably ought to check with the M-F dealer. For the life of me I can't imagine how a person could bend those studs without dropping the block off of a stand or doing something equally stupid. Those things are stout!

Thanks, guys.
Darren



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Tim...Ok

07-25-2005 12:05:50




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Darren in TN, 07-25-2005 11:58:51  
Thats probably the 2 studs that some shadetree mechanic used to pull the engine with at one time..then had to beat the head back on :-)

Tim



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Darren in TN

07-25-2005 13:26:15




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 Re: Bent head studs in reply to Tim...Ok, 07-25-2005 12:05:50  

Tim, STOP! It hurts to even read that!

Seriously though, it scared the heck out of me when I saw that last night. I probably spent an hour just looking for cracks in the head. I'm glad they built these things tough!



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