Sorry if this has been covered before, but is it safe to re-use head bolts? I bought brand new ARP bolts when I did my LE2 heads, now maybe 25 miles later (sucks!) I am ripping the heads off again. Can I safely reuse the ARP's, or am I stuck buying new ones? Thanks!!

 

ARP bolts can be reused unlimited number of times.

 

Awesome, that's all I needed to know. Thanks!!

 

...or until they break...

 

Just make sure to clean 'em up after removal. A wire wheel on a drill worked nicely for me.

 

Dont mean to hijack, but can you reuse stock head bolts?

 

Buy a set of ARP's. If you re-use the stockers you will be buying new gaskets and bolts sooner than you would like.

 

It is not advised.

 

I second that. But i have done it on other POS cars