Jjohn Deere H head

[Basil Greenleaf]

I removed the four head bolt nuts from my 1940 JD H and I still cannot get the head off, or loose.. Is there another bolt that I'm missing? If not what is the best way to get the head loose. Thanks Basil

 

[GreenAcres]

There should be 6 9/16 studs with nuts and 1 3/4 oil lead stud holding the head on. The oil lead stud should have a fitting and line on it that goes to the rocker arm.

 

[dan_41jdh]

As greenacres said, there are a total of seven head studs with nuts.
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[Basil Greenleaf]

Thanks for the info on the number of bolts. I didn't realize that the rocker arm had to come out to get to the bolts. Thanks again, Basil

 

[jd adict]

dont forget to pull off the head from the engine case a little bit and remove an oil line that feeds the rockers like others have said
you dont want to stretch any lines or damage anything.