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rictus01 · 12-12-10, 01:27 AM

yeah and they aren't original either, a better solution when you come to re-fit is to use a slightly longer bolt and run a nut down to clamp the header in, this makes sure you're using the full length of the tapped thread within the head.

but replacement studs aren't expensive.

Cheers Mark.

12-12-10, 01:27 AM	#6
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: removing exhaust bolts yeah and they aren't original either, a better solution when you come to re-fit is to use a slightly longer bolt and run a nut down to clamp the header in, this makes sure you're using the full length of the tapped thread within the head. but replacement studs aren't expensive. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!