Exhaust manifold bolt ... advice needed!
I recently purchased a 1997 Ford Class A with a 460 engine. The exhaust manifold issues have been well documented and so I decided to put Banks headers and exhaust on it. All my manifold bolts seemed ...
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There are two more ways to get it out after the manifold is removed.
Heat them up cherry red and touch the base with a wax candle. Then try to rock the bolt back and forth. The wax will wick into the threads and lubricate them and the bolt will "pop" free. (I actually watched this once - amazing!)
The next way is to simply use a cutting torch to BLOW the remnants of the bolt out of the hole. You'd think this would damage the threads but they're so heat-sinked that it doesn't harm them.
I've seen my mechanic buddy (not a "technician" but a true mechanic) perform both of these feats and he has never failed to get one out.
Heat them up cherry red and touch the base with a wax candle. Then try to rock the bolt back and forth. The wax will wick into the threads and lubricate them and the bolt will "pop" free. (I actually watched this once - amazing!)
The next way is to simply use a cutting torch to BLOW the remnants of the bolt out of the hole. You'd think this would damage the threads but they're so heat-sinked that it doesn't harm them.
I've seen my mechanic buddy (not a "technician" but a true mechanic) perform both of these feats and he has never failed to get one out.
