At 07:12 PM 5/1/2008, alan g graffam wrote:
>Does anyone have advise on how to do this job and not get too frustrated?
In general:
!. Soak everything in PB Blaster or equivalent...
2. Let it soak for a while, then apply more.
3. Go drink a cool frosty beverage.
4. Apply more, then rap the fittings with a hammer.
5. Have another beverage.
6. Apply more, then wait overnight.
7. Apply more, then test with wrench. Try to tighten just a bit
first, then loosen after it moves. If no movement, repeat 1 to 6
above, until the nuts come free.
Unless you regularly win the lottery, you will probably break a stud
where the downpipe meets the manifold. Since you are prepared with a
complete set of intake and exhaust gaskets, it won't be much trouble
to completely remove the exhaust manifold and replace the
studs. When reassembling, copper anti-seize is your friend.
Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/
Athens, Georgia #354
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