Thread: What special tools for a head job!!!!!!!!!

no special tools till you start grinding and cutting the valves.

guess Im gunna have to take a walk huh.

Tappet cover bolts just looked weird, so they are just a double hex socket then huh???????

yep an 8 or 10mm bi hex from memory, they arent tight so if you dont have on get a cheap ring spanner cut off the handle and weld it to a junk socket. then grind it down to get clearance.

a good soldering job would also hold up.

your welcom to come raid my gash tool box if you need to.

8 mm 12 point hex socket is required. I use a 3/8in drive socket. Well I did as I changed my bolts to allen head bolts. The original 12 point ones round off far too easy.

Originally Posted by twitchy

Have to remove the heads & looking at the tappet cover to start I was wondering what exactly is the socket to suit & is it the only strange one??????

Don't know why Land Rover put them stupid spline bolts on the tappet covers,
They are called spline drive, so unless they are a bit loose you will need a spline drive socket to get them undone.
Allen keys to undo the plentium chamber
From then on, inlet, exhaust, tappet & head bolts are regular.
The only other place ive seen the spline drive bolts used is on the front diff ends.

Have fun and don't rush

A new Ferrari will work every time.

cheers DL

Cheers lads, will knock the top off it tonight...............

IF you have to do that you have forgotten the most important tool.

The roses.