Turbo Manifold

[jvs007]

need advice on how to remove the manifold. chekd in searchs and so far found out the chance of breaking/snapping the bolts are very high. is it studs on the head with nuts holding the manifold or bolts screwing into the head.

obviously i have to take out all the piping and hoses and stuff but is there any special tools i need to get to the bolts/nuts or will a standard socket set do the job...

wat if the bolts/nuts snap??? wat then.... anyone out there with experience and advice ???

thanx

Edited November 12, 2006 by jvs007

[jvs007]

dudes...there must be sum1 out there with ideas on this ???

[Craved]

they are studs, stud is threaded into the head, with nuts and 2 washers to hold the manifold on.

if your worried, all you can do is spray lots of WD40 etc on them, let it soak for a couple of hours, then away you go

just keep handing a stud guy's number so they can come out and drill and tap them out if all goes wrong.

there was a thread similar to this started by user Silvergtst a few months back

[r33_racer]

or buy yourself an easyout set so if you do break some off just drill into the stud and easyout it out...sometimes if your lucky the stud will break but not actually be stuck in the head and you can unscrew it by pushing the other half back onto it and letting it grip it as you unscrew it and enough can come out so that you can grip it by hand or tool to finish it off.

[saliya]

Hey,

chances are, you won't snap them on the way out; you'll snap them on the way in.

I don't think I could get _all_ mine off with a socket; I bought one of those 5deg stubby

ratchet spanners to get at some of the ones underneath. Seriously worth it

To remove:

Generous WD 20 mins before you start anything

Crack all of them say 1/4-1/2 turn before completely undoing any

If you snap one you can pull the manifold off over the top.

After removing the manifold I would replace all the studs. It's cheap insurance

Lock up 2 of the nuts you just removed against each other on the stud and remove the stud.

If you have snapped a stud and you can't get any purchase on it to remove it, the

best thing to do might be call a professional. They will likely be able to remove it

_without_ damaging the thread - removal is relatively easy, removal without damage

much harder.

If you want to do it yourself, you need an easy-out set, a left-handed drill bit of the

appropriate size, a drill that can operate in reverse, and a centre punch and hammer.

Punch the exact centre of the stud (this is important!) then use the left-handed bit

and the drill in reverse to make a hole for your easy-out. If you are _very_ lucky

the bit will catch in the stud and whiz it out for you with no further effort (if you use

a 'normal' threaded bit and it catches, it will whiz it all the way IN for you with no

further effort ). Keep the drill exactly centred so you don't wreck the thread, till

you get far enough into the stud for your easy-out to go in. Remove the stud.

Regards,

Saliya

[r33_racer]

or if you have handy welding skills you can tack a bit of rod or something to the end of the stud and use that to undo it. Abit hard and tricky but can be done.

[tridentt150v]

I weld a nut onto the end. Just drill the thread out of a nut, tap fit it over the exposed stud, weld it up, and then undo. The heat from welding often helps loosen the stud as well.

[jvs007]

thanx ALOT ppl !!!!