# help can't get valve cover off

**URL:** <https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306>\
**Category:** Stock Engine-Bay Components\
**Created:** [October 20, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306 "2004-10-20T22:14:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306/21 "2004-10-22T20:23:21Z")

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> [@white\_teggy](#):
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> Wafer where did you cut the stud at because there isn’t very much room to cut under it.

Since you already got it off – for future reference, I got the cap off by using a cutting disc and slicing a gap into the cap. I then took a screwdriver to split the cap into 2 pieces. Worked like a charm!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306/22 "2004-10-22T21:30:51Z")

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> [@GrayT](#):
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> Just remember that when you put the new one back in that you don’t go over 7 lbs, they strip way too easily.

:werd:

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306/23 "2004-10-22T21:33:01Z")

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> [@white\_teggy](#):
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> Just curious how do you take the to middle studs out the tall ones. my deep sockets ain’t near deep enough to get it off.

REALLY deep socket! They do have them, don’t remember where though.

:bang:

I remember how aggravating the short ones were with my toolset. My 12mm was deep enough, but for some reason the 10mm was shorter than the rest of my set, so I had to plunder through someone else’s tool chest until I found a better 10mm deep socket.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/help-cant-get-valve-cover-off/55306/24 "2004-10-25T00:51:28Z")

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Not that i’ve looked at these studs, but is a box wrench out of the question?

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