OM606 head bolts - are they always a bugger to remove?
OM606 head bolts - are they always a bugger to remove?
Are the head bolts always this hard to remove?
All I want is the block, but I might end up having to buy the whole dang engine.
Cheers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
10-15-2010, 08:18 AM #1The bloke in FL that I'm buying my window'd OM606 block from has broken 3 bits trying to remove the head bolts and says that a 600ft-lb impact gun won't remove them. He had to use a breaker bar with a 36" pipe on the end of it...and got 14 bolts out after breaking the bits.
Are the head bolts always this hard to remove?
All I want is the block, but I might end up having to buy the whole dang engine.
Cheers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
Maybe this is a good thing...
Cheers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
10-19-2010, 08:35 AM #2Not a single soul has removed OM606 head bolts?!
Maybe this is a good thing...
Cheers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
10-19-2010, 09:36 AM #3Impact guns don't remove head bolts well on anything for the most part from my experience! I've always used a breaker bar!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
The latest report is that there are 4 more bolts to go and then the head can come off... He had to weld nuts to the tops of the heads and use a regular hex socket.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
10-21-2010, 09:29 AM #4Me too - I've never tried an impact gun on a head bolt.
The latest report is that there are 4 more bolts to go and then the head can come off... He had to weld nuts to the tops of the heads and use a regular hex socket.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
When the bolts are removed, this can strip the aluminum head bores where the bolts go through. Not really an ideal situation.
Rust in these areas also suggests the head my have some cavities on the parting surface.
Make sure to get some really clear photos before purchase.
totaldisaster
10-21-2010, 12:25 PM #5If the bolts are this difficult to remove (besides the idiot factor) there is probably lots of rust on them and in the block threads.
When the bolts are removed, this can strip the aluminum head bores where the bolts go through. Not really an ideal situation.
Rust in these areas also suggests the head my have some cavities on the parting surface.
Make sure to get some really clear photos before purchase.
I'm only buying a percentage of the engine block/crank. The seller is cutting the block to save on shipping weight. It's no
big loss since the block is window'd and trashed. I'm only buying it so that I can make a CAD file of the OM606 bellhousing and crankshaft flange patterns - to allow me to bolt up a GM 4L80E in my W210.025/OM606.962.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
10-22-2010, 07:48 AM #6Idiot factor?
I'm only buying a percentage of the engine block/crank. The seller is cutting the block to save on shipping weight. It's no
big loss since the block is window'd and trashed. I'm only buying it so that I can make a CAD file of the OM606 bellhousing and crankshaft flange patterns - to allow me to bolt up a GM 4L80E in my W210.025/OM606.962.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
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