Cylinder head bolt removal

[Vette76]

I had sprayed the cylinder head bolts down with PB blaster penetrating oil for a couple of days and just went out in the garage to start to remove them. Holy smokes! I started to feel my 1/2 inch breaker bar start to flex when they didn't budge.

What does it take to remove the cylinder head bolts, other than a small tactical Nuke? Would it be advisable to use an impact gun or not? I swear I'm getting my backside kicked at every turn with this thing!

 

[04 EDGE]

PB blaster will do nothing as the threads are not exposed. Sounds like you need an impact gun or some better tools!

 

[Vette76]

Thanks Edge! I was pretty sure the PB wasn't going to do anything.

It's funny, I had a great Craftsman breaker bar years ago that was made of solid steel. A nephew borrowed it and that was that. I replaced it with a new Craftsman breaker bar and this thing feels pretty flimsy.

I might spring for a MAC just to have but I'm breaking out the impact gun on this baby