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Old 01-08-2011, 10:19 AM
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Don't quote me but as best I recall the lift point of the eye places a torque load onto the head surface as opposed to a dead lift on the studs. This force would change as weighty engine components are removed. The cracks mentioned were in the head in the vicinity of the stud holes where the lifting eye is mounted.
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