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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Had a similar broken bolt on my 5.4 Triton F150. Spray around the broken shaft with a good penetrating lubricant and drive it thru a number of heat cool cycles. Respray and do it again. I personally use Aerokroil. When I removed the manifold, I was able to remove quite easily with vice-grips. Tapping (good hard tap) on the other bolts prior to removal as suggested is a very good idea too. Good luck. My truck no longer clatters on cold start after repair.
