Technical Punto mk1 1242 16v cylinder head removal

[SlinkyCinqi]

hi there,
i'm going to the scrappy on thursday to get the pistons and con rods out of a punto 1242 mk1 16v, I have borrowed the haynes manual off of a mate, and it says that the head bolts are of a splined design, and a fiat special tool is needed to remove them. I'm obviously not going to buy one as i don't have the car. It says in the haynes book that a close fitting allen key can be utilised to undo them, I was just wondering if anyone has a picture of them so I can see their design, or if anyone has any handy tips?

Many thanks

Lenny

 

[dave]

scrappy will have tools wont they?

 

[davethetrike]

hi there,
i'm going to the scrappy on thursday to get the pistons and con rods out of a punto 1242 mk1 16v, I have borrowed the haynes manual off of a mate, and it says that the head bolts are of a splined design, and a fiat special tool is needed to remove them. I'm obviously not going to buy one as i don't have the car. It says in the haynes book that a close fitting allen key can be utilised to undo them, I was just wondering if anyone has a picture of them so I can see their design, or if anyone has any handy tips?

Many thanks

Lenny

They're called ribe bolts and tools are available from Halfords amongst other places. Do not try the allen key trick these things are torqued up well...

 

[SlinkyCinqi]

yea i thought that, i wondered how i'd get the torque on to them using an allen key down there. Nah scrappy won't have any tools, they have a big sign up saying I DONT LEND TOOLS lol. All off the scrappys around here are ones where you take the parts off yourself.

Lenny

 

[dave]

how they detox cars with no tools

 

[SlinkyCinqi]

well they obviously have tools lol but they aren't available to me. Have got the M9 ribe 1/2" drive thing now anyways, was only 6 quid in local motorfactors

Lenny