ARP head studs

[CB7lx91]

Hello all, I have a set of ARP head studs and I was always under the impression that you can reuse ARP head studs.

I was recently told that you can only reuse them 3-4 times before it is time to replace them.

But I am also told that you can reuse them almost endlessly since they are studs.

Go.

[turbo90accord]

being that they are stretched every time that you loosen and retorque them the eventually loose their stretch. I wouldnt use them more than 3-4 times on my own car. they are pretty cheap so replacing them is worth the investment. 3-4 times is better than having to replace OEM ones ever time you take the head off.

for those that dont know... OEM bolts are torque to yield bolts and are intended to only be used one time because they stretch so much. The material properties of these bolts only allow them to be torqued onces and still maintain their strength.

[CB7lx91]

Ahh so it could be my heads studs that are causing my problem.

i have a bad head gasket type problem. hard starts,rough idle at first until all the white smoke blows out, loss of oil and coolant and coolant on my dip stick.

I just did a head gasket a year ago, but I had a feeling my head was warped from a long drive home from Ohio to Rhode Island with the car overheating like 5 times on the way.

So it could be bad studs or a bad head now.

Thanks man.

[GhostAccord]

for those that dont know... OEM bolts are torque to yield bolts and are intended to only be used one time because they stretch so much. The material properties of these bolts only allow them to be torqued onces and still maintain their strength.

Just wondering where you got the info that they have to be replaced turbo90accord? Can you site your reference materials?

Most times if a bolt is a torque to yield or of a self locking type. The manual will plainly state that the nut/bolt in question must be replaced. I don't see that stated under the head bolts in any of the manuals that I own. I realize that it is a good practice to replace them. I've just never seen it written anywhere.