Okay, so I'm on day 2 of the great head gasket replacement odyssey. My buddy and I have gotten to the point where we need to removed the head bolts. HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THEM OUT???? I watched a couple of videos about shocking the head bolts which got one. Absolutely afraid of snapping a bolt off right now. Any suggestions?

 

16mm impact socket and a large 25inch to 32inch breaker bar.

 

Or, a 3 ft. cheater pipe.

And an impact swivel socket really helped for the bolt nearest the firewall on Bank 1.

 

I saw the reccomendation of the swivel socket on the AB video on how to do this job.

 

And of course, don't loosen any of the bolts more than a quarter turn until you've been able to crack each one.

 

I had to use the handle from my floor jack as a cheater bar to remove mine and it is just under 4 feet long.

 

I did mine in February, I used a 1/2" drive breaker bar with a 2' cheater pipe. You'll need an impact swivel socket for the bolts next to the firewall.