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Re: exhaust manifold studs missing - how screwed a (archive)
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Posted by Neil Deshpande on September 22, 2001 at 21:36:18:

In Reply to: exhaust manifold studs missing - how screwed am I? posted by Todd Kenyon on September 22, 2001 at 20:13:22:

Todd:

If the threads in the head are fine, it is easy. New studs and new 9mm copper nuts (one-use). Get a 9mm swivel to put them on.

If the threads in the head are stripped helicoil. It is going to be tedious to get in there, but you could probably do it, but you'd have to remove the headers (not that big a deal, really, but lengthy depending of what else you have to get out of there). The helicoil will be stronger than the original.

I just did the removal and replacement with my E34 M5.

Neil Deshpande
http://www.neilwerke.com

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My car suddenly started breaking windows for miles around today - found that the all 4 studs on the rearmost cylinder are GONE, hence the exhaust manifold pipe is floating in space, and also noticed two were missing from the front cylinder as well. Holy sh*t. Please tell me I don't have to pull the engine or the head... It looks like they just fell out, not snapped off. Any info/advice much appreciated!




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