Re: Alum block head studs?
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Dry, finger tight (or slight interference fit) is the way I always do it.
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Re: Alum block head studs?
[Re: sr4440]
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12/05/22 11:03 AM
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I always use a little motor oil so they come back out easier, being dissimilar metals they can suffer from galvanic corrosion. I have lots of used studs that have the "pitting" marks on them that bares witness to that. I hear using an earth strap, connecting block and head, can help with this so it's what I do.
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Re: Alum block head studs?
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12/05/22 12:46 PM
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Install studs Dry, ARP Lube, or Anti-Seize. ARP lube finger tight and back off from the bottom a quarter turn
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Re: Alum block head studs?
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When does the stud stop turning into the tapped hole?
Back in 2014 when I bought a KB aluminum block, they supplied the heads studs (for my 440-1 heads) with the block. They have ARP make the studs with a stand off end (0.130" long) to bottom the stud in the hole, and not by the threads. They also have the ARP "quick start" feature for the nuts on the head side. I wish all the aluminum blocks were supplied this way.
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Re: Alum block head studs?
[Re: 440Jim]
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When does the stud stop turning into the tapped hole?
Back in 2014 when I bought a KB aluminum block, they supplied the heads studs (for my 440-1 heads) with the block. They have ARP make the studs with a stand off end (0.130" long) to bottom the stud in the hole, and not by the threads. They also have the ARP "quick start" feature for the nuts on the head side. I wish all the aluminum blocks were supplied this way. Thats how mine are that came with my KB block, I just did not get the inner studs with the block.
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Re: Alum block head studs?
[Re: HardcoreB]
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12/05/22 03:33 PM
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I used that method after I seen MrPbody post that tip with small ball bearings Gus 
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