Rockers hitting head studs! HELP!

[frankorts]

I am trying to install my rocker arms but they are hitting the head studs. The studs were installed all the way into the case savers. Looks like they need to be trimmed about 1/4" to clear. Can I trim them or what should I do?

Thanks
Frank

[sparkmaster1]

You'll have pull the head off and trim off the studs. Quite typical with the 8mm head stud kits these days. A dremel with a cut off wheel works well. If you don't have a thread chase tool put a nut under the cut and then it will help to clean up the thread when you remove it. You only have to do 3 of them, but might as well do all 4 lower studs. Good luck, Tim

[Marc]

Yes they can be trimmed. At this point your best course of action would probably be to two-block some nuts onto them and remove them one at a time, run a die on and then cut/grind the stud to the needed length, chase the threads and reinstall. Depending upon your rockerarm/shaft setup, you may only need to do 2 per side. Break the torque loose on all before you begin, and retorque following normal sequence when done.

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