Head Bolt removal

Tiny
HEXXTER69
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  • 1997 FORD F-150
  • 4.2L
  • V6
  • 200,000 MILES
My head bolts are way torqued and I need to remove the heads. What is an effective trick to break the head bolts loose?
Friday, August 6th, 2021 AT 4:03 PM

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Tiny
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.
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Saturday, August 7th, 2021 AT 1:10 AM

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