grumpyvette Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 first make VERY sure the hole in the header flange and the heads bolt holes align correctly and the exhaust gasket is not partly blocking the hole which are VERY comon problems, next make sure the bolts your useing are the correct thread type/pitch and length and before starting make sure the threads in the head are clear/clean, USE ANTI-SEIZE on the threads and make very sure the gaskets are correctly placed once your TOTALLY SURE thats correct...a sidewinder wrachet and wiggle/wobble extension makes the rest reasonably (DO-ABLE) http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stor...catalogId=10101 http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Produ...ble%20extension many times simply drilling out that particular hole in the header flange to the next larger drill size gives you enough room to get the bolt in much easier BTW on those applications where the bolt heads are so close to the header tube that turning the bolt becomes very difficult theres several ways to make that far easier (1) socket head cap screw bolts (2)studs with a nut, rather than a bolt (3) (long studs with a nut or bolt and use a 1" or 1.5" long section of the correct size pipe or tubing slipped over the bolt or stud as a spacer to get the nut out away from the header pipe, this tends to work wonders when the clearance next to the flange is really tight http://www.stockcarproducts.com/exhaust3.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRJoe Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Grumpy, You continue to amaze me with your knowledge and willingness to share it with us. I was making my down-pipes today and this post couldn't have been better timed. While lining things up I was wondering what would be the best way to get at the bolts, BAM, you give me the answer before I even ask. Thanks - Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 always glad to help out BTW in some applications http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47928 these also come in handy, for tighting header bolts (youll need BOTH SAE and METRIC sets if you do ALOT of this work as the bolts vary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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