460 carb mounting pegs pressed or screwed in?

[1971ford]

i cant get the carberator mounting pegs off, ive squeezed them as hard as i can with vise-grips and cant get them to loosen up at all. are they pressed in?
i can try grinding down each side of a peg and getting grip that way with the vise-grips if they are indeed screwed in

reason i need them out is because were putting a carb spacer on

[Joshpow]

They are just studs threaded on each end if I'm not mistaken. I am pretty sure they thread into the intake like any other carb stud. Have you tried WD 40 or something like that? I changed the ones in my 302 and they were tough to get loose, but not that tough. Have you ever tried a stud extractor? Sears has ste that grips the end of a stud and removes it. I used that to remove a head stud once. It worked great.

[SecondCamperSpecial]

Double nut them then soak in PB blaster. Hit each one a sharp blow straight down once with big hammer. Good luck

[1971ford]

the ones on the 360 were tough to get off but came off. these ones seem like they are a part of the block. im sure there threaded though.

ill try soaking them in PB blaster.

SecondCamperSpecial, i dont quite get what your saying

[FORDification]

He's saying that if you thread two nuts on those studs and tighten them together, you've essentially created a bolt....something you can use a wrench on.

[1971ford]

He's saying that if you thread two nuts on those studs and tighten them together, you've essentially created a bolt....something you can use a wrench on.

i see, i just didnt get the part about the hammer. i understand hitting the wrench with a sharp blow to knock the thread loose, but hitting down?

ill try wrenching on a double-nut though with a hammer
thanks

[Wes]

After you pb blaster the stud if you strike the stud, you shock it and allow the penitent to soak in and possably loosen the rust.