Header Install Help

[Umang]

Working on my headers and trying to take the stock headers off. I got the driver side stock manifold off and working on the passenger side stock manifold the front bolt is hard to reach and take off, anyone have any tips

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[WildHorse]

What manifolds?

 

[GTBOB]

Yeah that one can be tricky. You can't get to it from underneath. With a 15mm, swivel-headed ratchet wrench, approach it by standing in front of the car facing the windshield. Jack the motor up on that side (not too far to break the IMRC canister on the back of the intake manifold into the firewall). Best with your left hand, slide arm down next to coolant catch can then straight back to the nut/stud. It's actually pretty easy once you position your arm.

 

[kluke15]

just finished mine yesterday...if you have a friend then i would say for one of you to be under and put the wrench on the nut and hold it on while friend wratches away from up top otherwise you can get it from the top by yourself but the manifold might just fall off. i personally left it in place so that i had something to use to get the new headers on. i was by myself so i left it so that i could use it to get the header started.

 

[raptorgabe]

I just moved the motor to the drivers side and reached down the a 15mm ratcheting wrench and it’s not to bad from top . Swivel head wrench is prolly the best for the job but just takes time and patience

 

[Fishstick1]

Umang, Get it figured out yet? I had to use a offsetbox wrench, A/C lines problematic, patience

 

[awdtsi]

I was able to get to that with a long extension and swivel from the bottom. I just had to slightly bend the ac line out of the way. But once you do that it's very easy to reach from the bottom.

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