You mean like these? I agree that they are a pain in the azz. After the first valve adjustment I noticed that the normal VC bolts didn't do crap and stopped using them. You'll notice here that only the acorn nuts are used. Aside from the possible tugging on the studs (which can happen with any girdle IMO) I could never get a real "hot" lash adjustment because it took forever to get the damn things off!