Head bolt removal

1997 FORD F-150
200,000 MILES • 4.2L • V6
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HEXXTER69
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My head bolts are way torqued and i need to remove the heads. what is an effective trick to break the head bolts loose?
Aug 6, 2021 at 4:03 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

If you don't have access to pneumatic air impact tools you're going to have to use a lot of elbow grease. I would suggest using the end of a floor jack handle or some sort of metal pipe to slip over the end of the ratchet to create more leverage. The torque on these bolts are around 36 Lb-Ft. Hope this helps and let us know if you have any further questions on this issue. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Aug 7, 2021 at 1:10 AM
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