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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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im putting new heads on with arp head bolts and the passenger side lower back bolt is hitting the big plastic A/C box. the arp bolt is just a tad longer than stock bolts and i cant get it to go down the hole to thread the bolt. motor is in F-body. anyone else have this problem or have a solution for it? Thanks.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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im putting new heads on with arp head bolts and the passenger side lower back bolt is hitting the big plastic A/C box. the arp bolt is just a tad longer than stock bolts and i cant get it to go down the hole to thread the bolt. motor is in F-body. anyone else have this problem or have a solution for it? Thanks.
The motor just needs to shift over a fudge and it will drop down. Some use a jack to jack that side up/over to let it drop down.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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You're not going to want to hear this, but.................. pull the head back off and put the bolt in the hole before you set the head back in. You will probably have to tape the bolt up a little to give you clearance to slide the heads in.............it's a pain, but it works.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Thanks! using the donut jack moved it over 1/8 of an inch to get in it.
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Thanks! using the donut jack moved it over 1/8 of an inch to get in it.
Perfect.
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