exhaust manifold
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fivetodrive
CRISPY
Re: exhaust manifold
Yank that steering shaft out and put a jeep one in. It is a great upgrade and it also helps with clearance!
If you are having problems with the bolts lining up you can also stick the manifold in the oven at 400 deg and then put the outer two bolts in. If you do this is really helps to have the fender well out as well. The oven mitts get hot pretty quick so get one bolt in and then re-grip and put in the other bolt...
Yank that steering shaft out and put a jeep one in. It is a great upgrade and it also helps with clearance!
If you are having problems with the bolts lining up you can also stick the manifold in the oven at 400 deg and then put the outer two bolts in. If you do this is really helps to have the fender well out as well. The oven mitts get hot pretty quick so get one bolt in and then re-grip and put in the other bolt...
Foot Performance
Donating Member
Re: exhaust manifold
They make a manifold spreader as well I know snap-on has them I am sure sears could get them dont know if they would stockm :tup:
fivetodrive said:
They make a manifold spreader as well I know snap-on has them I am sure sears could get them dont know if they would stockm :tup:
Loeryder
New member
Re: exhaust manifold
lisle makes a much cheaper manifold spreader as well.
I have used mine on both sides and loaned it out multiple times now.
AllPro auto parts or any "reputable" place besides the AZ usually carry them.
for some reason AZ by me didnt stock them.
heres a Mac and a bunch of lisles on egay.
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/items/manifold-spreader_W0QQ_nkwZmanifoldQ20spreader
lisle makes a much cheaper manifold spreader as well.
I have used mine on both sides and loaned it out multiple times now.
AllPro auto parts or any "reputable" place besides the AZ usually carry them.
for some reason AZ by me didnt stock them.
heres a Mac and a bunch of lisles on egay.
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/items/manifold-spreader_W0QQ_nkwZmanifoldQ20spreader
phoonTy
Truckless. For now.
Re: exhaust manifold
Not if you have two people
Aaron and I did this with the pass. side manifold on my truck. With the fenderwell out and wheel off, we had that baby on and bolted up in less than five minutes. It can be done! I would recommend leather gloves with the silicone oven mitts :tup:
4C FED said:
Not if you have two people
Aaron and I did this with the pass. side manifold on my truck. With the fenderwell out and wheel off, we had that baby on and bolted up in less than five minutes. It can be done! I would recommend leather gloves with the silicone oven mitts :tup:
Foot Performance
Donating Member
Re: exhaust manifold
They work very well :tup:
Loeryder said:
They work very well :tup:
supersports10
New member
Re: exhaust manifold
let me save you some hassle......put the 2 center bolts on first, but only 2-3 threads then you can move the manifold back and forth to get the front and back bolts in,....just did this on the braphoon...i was having a bitch of a time either the front one was in, but the back one wouldn't go, or vice versa...:rant: :rant: all of a sudden it hit me and bam! all the bolts went it with minimal hassle.:squint:
hope this helps.:tup:
let me save you some hassle......put the 2 center bolts on first, but only 2-3 threads then you can move the manifold back and forth to get the front and back bolts in,....just did this on the braphoon...i was having a bitch of a time either the front one was in, but the back one wouldn't go, or vice versa...:rant: :rant: all of a sudden it hit me and bam! all the bolts went it with minimal hassle.:squint:
hope this helps.:tup:
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fivetodrive
CRISPY
Re: exhaust manifold
Two people makes it 100 times easier. It took me two times by myself but when TJ and I did it together it was almost too easy! Those silicone oven mitts rock!
phoonTy said:Not if you have two people
Aaron and I did this with the pass. side manifold on my truck. With the fenderwell out and wheel off, we had that baby on and bolted up in less than five minutes. It can be done! I would recommend leather gloves with the silicone oven mitts :tup:
Two people makes it 100 times easier. It took me two times by myself but when TJ and I did it together it was almost too easy! Those silicone oven mitts rock!
fivetodrive
CRISPY
Re: exhaust manifold
There are two bolts holding the steering shaft in. There is one close to the firewall that bolts through the shaft. The second bolt is underneath the plastic piece that is covered with heat reflecive material. The plactic piece is held in place by a little tab that goes around one of the power steering lines connected to the steering box. When you slide the plastic piece upwards toward the firewall you will see how the cover needs to be carefully bent to allow it to slide up. After that you can get to the bolt below the rag joint and you will be able to compress the shaft and get it out of your way.
Since you are in Ohio it may be a little rusty. You may need to use a couple big screwdrivers to compress it enough to get it loose from the steering box.
There are two bolts holding the steering shaft in. There is one close to the firewall that bolts through the shaft. The second bolt is underneath the plastic piece that is covered with heat reflecive material. The plactic piece is held in place by a little tab that goes around one of the power steering lines connected to the steering box. When you slide the plastic piece upwards toward the firewall you will see how the cover needs to be carefully bent to allow it to slide up. After that you can get to the bolt below the rag joint and you will be able to compress the shaft and get it out of your way.
Since you are in Ohio it may be a little rusty. You may need to use a couple big screwdrivers to compress it enough to get it loose from the steering box.
SY2932
Administrator
Re: exhaust manifold
The bottom bolt MUST be completely removed in order to collapse the shaft. The reason is there is a groove cut cut around the steering box shaft that "captures" it so that it can't just wiggle off. As long as that bolt is in there, the steering shaft can't be separated from the streering box. When you put it back on make sure that the bolt goes back into that groove or else your steering shaft can come off the steering box and you will NOT BE ABLE TO STEER the truck! This has happened to one member on here not too long ago. Luckily no one got hurt and there was only minor damage.
You may have to upgrade to the jeep steering shaft by "force" if you have the same luck as me. I sprayed the steering shaft on both ends and the middle where it slipped together with penetrating oil a few weeks before I tried to remove it. Didn't make a bit of difference and still ended up cutting it in half to get it out. There isn't much room to mess with it and I even took the drivers side wheel well out to get a better angle on it. Afterwards, I took the stub on the steering shaft and clamped it in a vise and wailed on it with a sledgehammer and it didn't even budge. That made me feel not so bad about destroying it to get it out since there was no way that I was going to collapse it. I was replacing mine with the jeep one so it wasn't a big deal.
The bottom bolt MUST be completely removed in order to collapse the shaft. The reason is there is a groove cut cut around the steering box shaft that "captures" it so that it can't just wiggle off. As long as that bolt is in there, the steering shaft can't be separated from the streering box. When you put it back on make sure that the bolt goes back into that groove or else your steering shaft can come off the steering box and you will NOT BE ABLE TO STEER the truck! This has happened to one member on here not too long ago. Luckily no one got hurt and there was only minor damage.
You may have to upgrade to the jeep steering shaft by "force" if you have the same luck as me. I sprayed the steering shaft on both ends and the middle where it slipped together with penetrating oil a few weeks before I tried to remove it. Didn't make a bit of difference and still ended up cutting it in half to get it out. There isn't much room to mess with it and I even took the drivers side wheel well out to get a better angle on it. Afterwards, I took the stub on the steering shaft and clamped it in a vise and wailed on it with a sledgehammer and it didn't even budge. That made me feel not so bad about destroying it to get it out since there was no way that I was going to collapse it. I was replacing mine with the jeep one so it wasn't a big deal.