Re: Exhaust Manifold Studs....Broke

From: John C. Worden (scirocco@powerlink.net)
Date: Sun Nov 11 2001 - 10:41:27 EST


At 11:18 PM 11/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I was spraying my control bushings trying to get rid of that annoying
>squeak I have and noticed that the 2 extended rear studs on the drivers
>side that hold the heat shield / exhaust manifold on are snapped off! Is
>this common? I'm gona have to remove the exhaust manifold to get them
>out.....hopefully there's something left to get a vise grip on. Any
>ideas why they snapped, I have had a wrench anywhere near
>them....crystalized perhaps? Anyone else have that dam squeak...I can't
>seem to loose it.
>Bob
>
I had the same problem on the passenger side with the front two. Depends
on where the break is whether or not they will come out easy. I hope there
is something left to grab on yours. On mine there was nothing and we broke
a SnapOn easy out in one of them; still there too.

John



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