PLEASE need advise on exhaust manifold removal
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PLEASE need advise on exhaust manifold removal
i need some help and advise please... i just got my header and want to replace the manifold but from what ive heard and been told its a real nightmare to do(if a bolt breaks) so what can i do to avoid this problem ive already used 2 cans of p.b. blaster and been drowing it a couple times a day for a week or so is there anything else before or during the replacement i can do
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i would suggest to get the car up to opp temp and remove the manifold while it is warm. Bolts have a less chance of breaking that way.....put on some gloves of course....
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Personally I find it hard to wrench in welding gloves lol lol Those manifolds get way hot real fast so if you go this way be carefull or you will get burned badly
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welding gloves? no i mean mechanic gloves...i dont know about the original posters abilitys but i can remove my manifold bolts without touching the exh manifold.........
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cool i was gonna try taking a torch to the bolts as i went and like i said ive been drowing em a couple times a day for a week , week n half now with pb balaster i guess theres really not much else that can b done to avoid this hu???
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I found a DIY on eHow on how to replace exhaust manifold on a jeep cherokee. It might help you go through this repair of your exhaust manifold.
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Broken exhaust studs are common when removing manifolds. Tons of PB and patience are your friend, don't just try to crank out your fastener, use lots of PB and go back and forth (out, back a turn, repeat and so on), sometimes I get lucky, sometimes not.If I break one I don't even mess with ez outs or extractors anymore, your just going to end up tapping it anyway. May as well start there. may as well not have a broken ez out in the way.
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Broken exhaust studs are common when removing manifolds. Tons of PB and patience are your friend, don't just try to crank out your fastener, use lots of PB and go back and forth (out, back a turn, repeat and so on), sometimes I get lucky, sometimes not.If I break one I don't even mess with ez outs or extractors anymore, your just going to end up tapping it anyway. May as well start there. may as well not have a broken ez out in the way.
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