FWIW I broke one of those studs once. The engine got hung up on
something and while trying to wiggle it free one of the studs snapped.
At that point the engine/mission fell back into the car and scared the
sh!t out of me. This was while pulling the engine on a non- running
car I'd just bought so I can't vouch for the condition of the studs
prior.
I'd probably done the same job a dozen times before on other cars
but ever since I use the front and rear head studs.
YMMV
James
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On Jan 20, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
wrote:
> At 02:44 PM 1/20/2009 -0500, Bob Howard wrote:
>> Some lift off the studs to which the rocker cover is secured.
>> That is the way MG installed engines; the lifting tab is still in
>> place on many engines.
>> ....
>> Manifold and water pump studs are much larger than the rocker
>> cover studs,
>
> Not so. Manifold and water pump bolts on the Austin B-series
> engines are the same size as the rocker cover studs (5/16-inch), and
> those horizontal bolts would be loaded sideways for lifting rather
> than in tension. Lots of people use the rocker cover studs for
> lifting with no problem. In fact I don't recall ever hearing of
> anyone having any problem with the strength of those studs for
> lifting, so I suspect any advise to the contrary is just superstition.
>
>> ....
>> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:35:12 -0600 "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
>> writes:
>> >....
>> > .... i'm wondering if there are recommended and not recommended
>> anchor points.
>> > ....
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