siezed my nuts

RM250racer
Edited Date/Time 8/31/2013 6:46am
head nuts. me and my buddy went to take his head off to look at his cylinder and every damn nut is seized on.

one is rounded off. we soaked them in pb blaster, torched them, used a chisel to try to hammer them off to no avail

those nuts havent been touched in at least five years. any suggestions?

inb4 "why hasnt your head been off in 5 years" he bought it and the owner before left it in a shed untouched since 08.
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motogrady
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motogrady 8/30/2013 5:35pm
8/30/2013 5:35pm
Heat. If you can get a propane torch on them, then vice grips on the burred one, while they're hot.
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Radical 8/30/2013 7:12pm
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If all else fails, carefully grind them flat. Then lift the head and cylinder off, and replace the studs.
You can get a tungsten carbide bit for a dremel at Home Depot that will remove pretty much any metal, even hardened steel.
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ocscottie 8/30/2013 7:18pm
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Sorry bro, but i couldnt resist fixing your thread title, you are now sure to get plenty of views Laughing

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VET176 8/30/2013 7:19pm
8/30/2013 7:19pm Edited Date/Time 8/30/2013 7:21pm
God bless the inventor of Vice Grips! Wink

As for your siezed nuts, maybe you should use Mrs Palmer more often.
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Motoxtombo 8/30/2013 7:29pm
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Try a die grinder with a 1/16th inch wide disk, you can cut the nuts on a angle just deep enough to split the nut with a chisel.
RM250racer 8/30/2013 10:03pm
8/30/2013 10:03pm
Got the head off, took the three cylinder nuts off but the one inside the power valve cover is rounded off and its too tight to get any shit in there. this bike has been the biggest pain in the ass
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hillbilly 8/31/2013 6:26am
8/31/2013 6:26am
Use an air chisel.

Let it hammer in the direction of removal. Pull the trigger easy with the straight cut chisel in.

Very good tool,it will usually shake it loose,if not you can cut the nut in half.

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