I did this about a year ago on my 78. Searching my memory (which is about
as leak-proof as a British drivetrain), I have the following suggestions:
Do you have the original Triumph bolts? The head of the bolt is about 1 1/2
inches long (sticking out) so that you can slide your wrench (spanner?)
up and down until you find sufficient clearance to move the bolt a small
faction of a turn.
I used an open end wrench (no special tools) with no problems -
if you consider only a small fraction of a turn at a time no problem.
Clean the threads with a wire brush or a tap so that the bolt turns easily and
you will be able to thread it most of the way on by hand.
Make sure that stupid clamp thing doesn't spin out of position or you will
have to do the whole thing all over again.
Be prepared for your back to ache like an SOB the next day.
Good luck!
-Greg
78 Spit - daily driver
72 Spit - awaiting restoration, yeah right..
In a message dated 5/6/99 3:56:05 PM EST, reid.w.simmons@intel.com writes:
>
> This is REALLY EMBARASSING!
>
> I am in the process replacing the tuned headers and Weber carb/manifold
with
> original stock manifolds (Oregon = emissions testing). So, I came to the
> part where you put the nuts and clamps on the two bottom studs that hold
> both manifolds to the head, and well, I could get them started with my
> fingers but could not get any tool I had in there to tighten them. The
> "embarrassing" part is that I previously told someone on this list that
> doing this was a "piece of cake". However, in thinking back it was the NEW
> headers and intake manifold that I found to be really easy to put on and
> take off and not the stock ones! It has been about 15 years since I did
> this with the stock parts and apparently I forgot how I did it! I do know
> that the cylinder head DID NOT have to be removed.
>
> So, if anyone out there has a helpful hint on which type or shape of a 9/16
> inch wrench to use I would greatly appreciate it. I've tried a socket
> wrench with a straight extension, a flat end wrench, and a box wrench with
> no success.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire - slowly going back together!
>
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