..last one for tonight

[RagingPanda]

it's me again sigh. Am I the only one who have problem taking the head bolts off? I have a break bar and everything n that thing didn't move!! I'm following the FSM's order of taking them out but does it matter if you're looking from the intake side or the turbo manifold side? I don't think so but just to make sure.

[float_6969]

Do you have allen sockets, or just an allen wrench?

[RagingPanda]

Do you have allen sockets, or just an allen wrench?

socket, extension, and a breaker bar. i'm going to give it one more try

[iliketocrash]

get a 10' piece of PVC pipe for a breaker bar. we had to do that on my friend's car once cause the previous owner torqued down the headbolts to 115ft/lbs and factory specs i think was supposed to be like 70ft/lbs or something. anyway, it was real easy with 10' of PVC cause i just walked around the front end of the car with the pipe and it involved no effort, just walking =P

[nab911]

I used a 5'er once to take off cross threaded lug nuts.. Just get the longest thing you can find.

[RagingPanda]

get a 10' piece of PVC pipe for a breaker bar. we had to do that on my friend's car once cause the previous owner torqued down the headbolts to 115ft/lbs and factory specs i think was supposed to be like 70ft/lbs or something. anyway, it was real easy with 10' of PVC cause i just walked around the front end of the car with the pipe and it involved no effort, just walking =P

nice. What does the FMS mean by loosen the bolts in two to three steps?

[NeedCAforS13]

so you don't warp the head with one bolt real tight when the others are loose... you have to do little turns on each bolt in the proper order to get them loose. try breaking them all loose, then doing 1/4 turns or so.

Sean

[RagingPanda]

you guys are awesome! thanks for everything and I'll post some pics up later.