1CAMWNDR

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Instead of the cat unbolting from the manifold, the stud snapped! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> So, I will need to replace that stud and nut since the damn things rusted together. I am thinking I will just replace all three of them while I am at it since the other 2 will probablay snap also <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> .
Damn it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
See what happnes when you can't afford headers and have to use extreme measures? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Does anyone sell a higher quality stud/nut set for the exhaust manifolds?

Cody Brooks

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i've done alot of work around exhaust systems and have found that more often than not, when you try to take those studs out, they break.

<small>[ November 13, 2002, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Cody Brooks ]</small>

1CAMWNDR

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<img border="0" alt="[kaboom]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bomb.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> Guess I just need a beer <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> .

98A4Z

take a torch and heat up the nut until it glows red ,but dont get it so hot it melts, and the nut should come loose fairly easily.

1CAMWNDR

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Now a torch sounds like fun!!
But I don't have one <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> .
Replacement studs and nuts wil be in tomorrow.
$2 each for studs <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> and $2 each for nuts <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> !

DONAIMIAN

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go get on of thoes lil torches from wall-mart they work pretty good as long as you use them for what they were made for (learned that the hard way) <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> or just break em all off and go open shorties

eallanboggs

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Switch to Stainless Steel fasteners, especially in areas that are prone to rust like the exhaust system. Since you have the thing apart now is the time to make the switch to stainless

1CAMWNDR

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by stang killer:
<strong>go get on of thoes lil torches from wall-mart they work pretty good as long as you use them for what they were made for (learned that the hard way) <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> or just break em all off and go open shorties</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, open stock manifolds!!!! Now your talking!!!!
Wait a minute......

toxic99

All my exhaust stuff has is stainless, even the header flange bolts. Learned the hardway a long time ago. Switch now while you can.

jimmyblue

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You can find stud & nut replacement
blister-packs that have big brass nuts.
These won't sieze internally (though
the stud will rust elsewhere, though
it's bright-plated.

Rubbing some of the silver anti-sieze
into the outside threads (not the part
into the exhaust manifold down leg -
you kind of want that to rust in place)
really delays rusting. Don't put it inside
the exhaust, though, it probably doesn't
taste good to cats.

1CAMWNDR

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jimmyblue:
<strong>You can find stud & nut replacement
blister-packs that have big brass nuts.
These won't sieze internally (though
the stud will rust elsewhere, though
it's bright-plated.

Rubbing some of the silver anti-sieze
into the outside threads (not the part
into the exhaust manifold down leg -
you kind of want that to rust in place)
really delays rusting. Don't put it inside
the exhaust, though, it probably doesn't
taste good to cats.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks jimmyblue, I may try that. And I don't care if it tastes good to cats or not, as I am gonna gut mine.