Topic: what do I do? head studs stripped block

[Fillsrunner4]

Ya so i bought the head stud kit from LC engeneering for the 5VZ-FE. They call it the 5VZ Pro Head Stud KIT for $200 .  It sereously stripped out one whole side of my block without even knowing it, I followed all of there instructions and it stripped the whole side. I called them after one stud had stripped on thursday. it cost me about $30 shipped for one stud. Know after putting the rest in i found it ended up stripping the entire block. WTF i dont know what to do. Im thinking of getting a tap and tapping the block out and putting in some V8 studs or something bigger/stronger. I called them and they said they sell 2 sizes? Not according to their web site. Dont buy from them online it is not the first thing they've sold me that royaly sucked

Any ideas on what to do for new studs or bolts for the heads? or is it new block time?
 

[Tallchevy]

Find what the thread pitch is & buy a heli-coil kit. It comes with the tap & new threads. You will have to drill slightly larger, run the tap in, then thread in the new threads. Or get another block.

[Cheesemaker]

I watched a mechanic do a head gasket job on a 3.0 toy motor, and I saw what he was torquing them too.  And then he took out a cheater bar and gave them another 1/4 turn on top of that!  I was like what the fudge you doing?  He handed me the paper work and I read what he had done!  I was amazed the bolts didn't strip out!

[Fillsrunner4 [OP]]

I watched a mechanic do a head gasket job on a 3.0 toy motor, and I saw what he was torquing them too.  And then he took out a cheater bar and gave them another 1/4 turn on top of that!  I was like what the fudge you doing?  He handed me the paper work and I read what he had done!  I was amazed the bolts didn't strip out!

Well you are supossed to do that but mine sripped all of them out .  I guess that they sent me the wrong size but it didnt show any sign till after i took them out.  If i hadnt then who knows what might have happend real quick.  I thought about a helicoil it just think it may be easyier to just tap them out a bit. Easyier may not be best though.  Any more ideas?

[jimbo74]

how much can you try and tap them out and still fit the stud through the rocker arms?

[Fillsrunner4 [OP]]

how much can you try and tap them out and still fit the stud through the rocker arms?

what do you mean? there are no roker arms its not set up like that.  The holes in the heads could be drilled out maybe a bit i guess but I dont think it will be neccesary.  I think what I need to do is drill out the block and tap it a bit and uses a standard thread bolt the right length insted. 

[Fillsrunner4 [OP]]

Oh ya F the studs im just gonna use head bolts

[Fillsrunner4 [OP]]

So I have decided to just bring it to a local Machine shop to have them fix it for me.  LC wont return me any money  got to love them but enough bashing.  Ill post some pics as soon as I get the block back and also with my new set of 37x14x15 IROKS