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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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hey all, new here. i have a 95 camaro z28 with LT1.
no mods...other than the cam for now
has new cooling system, new opti, new front end of motor, new bottom end. comp cam installed.
now the head gaskets are toast...so im replacing them now too.
motor is still in vehicle.

i got all the bolts out. now the heads dont wanna move at all.

what do i have to do to get these things off without damaging them?
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by phinger
hey all, new here. i have a 95 camaro z28 with LT1.
no mods...other than the cam for now
has new cooling system, new opti, new front end of motor, new bottom end. comp cam installed.
now the head gaskets are toast...so im replacing them now too.
motor is still in vehicle.

i got all the bolts out. now the heads dont wanna move at all.

what do i have to do to get these things off without damaging them?
I use a rubber mallet and a small block of wood. i put the wood against the surface the inatke manifold would bolt to and whack it. Sometimes I just whack it with the rubber mallet in the smae spot. DOUBLE Check the bolts are off. On the passenger side, make sure the bolt from the accessory bracket behind the power steering pump isnt still bolted to the front of the head!!!
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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shoooit...i gotta take that PS pump off???? rrrrrrrr
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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You at least have to take the PS bolts out because they go through the bracket into the head. 10mm deepwell through the hole in the pulley will get them. Can't remember if there are 2 or 3.
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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You at least have to take the PS bolts out because they go through the bracket into the head. 10mm deepwell through the hole in the pulley will get them. Can't remember if there are 2 or 3.
There are 2 bolts holfind the ps pump on, then you can **** it to the side and read the one accessory bracket bolt that goes to the head!!!
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 10:05 AM
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shoooit...i gotta take that PS pump off???? rrrrrrrr
guess you didnt get every bolt J/k!
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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Did you get the lines off the back of the heads???
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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i got everything off the front of that motor stripped. so the heads are cleared to go.
i did not take the back thing off, one of the bolts is stripped somehow, so im gonna yank both heads off at once.

now how do i get those heads loose from the block?
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Like they told you hit them with a rubber mallet.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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ok, i got one off...the dirvers side.

the pass side i still had some bolts in because i know it was gonna not be fun.
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