I've got a couple sticky valves in my A4, so I decided to pull the engine apart and do a little clean up work. The head is stuck on pretty well so I was looking around for a "tool" to help pull the head. I searched the form and could not find anything on a "Head Removal Tool"... Does anyone have one?
If not, my plan to make one is to get a 1/4 inch steel plate that will lay on top of the head bolt studs. Drill four holes into the steel plate that line up with the spark plug holes. Install four threaded studs into the spark plug holes that protrude up through the steel plate. Using nuts with washers, tighten the plate down against the head studs which will, at the same time, lift the head. Of course I'll tighten the nuts with washers against the steel plate while preventing the studs from rotating, to protect the spark plug threads. I'm expecting to be able to develop about 2 tons of lifting force at each plug to separate the head from the block.
I don't wish to "reinvent the wheel" so if anyone has already looked at a tool for separating the head from the block, please chime in; also any comments are appreciated before I break something.
If not, my plan to make one is to get a 1/4 inch steel plate that will lay on top of the head bolt studs. Drill four holes into the steel plate that line up with the spark plug holes. Install four threaded studs into the spark plug holes that protrude up through the steel plate. Using nuts with washers, tighten the plate down against the head studs which will, at the same time, lift the head. Of course I'll tighten the nuts with washers against the steel plate while preventing the studs from rotating, to protect the spark plug threads. I'm expecting to be able to develop about 2 tons of lifting force at each plug to separate the head from the block.
I don't wish to "reinvent the wheel" so if anyone has already looked at a tool for separating the head from the block, please chime in; also any comments are appreciated before I break something.
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