<VV> Exhaust manifold studs

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

The force on the nut tends to bend the studs outward when they are 
torqued down on installation when they were new.  If you look, almost 
always the studs are splayed apart slightly.  Use an adjustable wrench 
(wont hurt the threads) to bend the studs closer together so they are 
parallel again.
HTH
Geoff Johnson


On Fri, 12 May 2006, Mel Smith wrote:

> I'm replacing my mufflers and u-pipes on my '65 140, and I found it very hard 
> to remove the pipes, because the flanges on the u-pipes hung up on the 
> manifold studs. I got them off, but when I tried to install the new ones, the 
> holes on the flanges were not spaced wide enough to slide on. I made sure and 
> tried to re-intall the old u-pipes, but had the same problem. Why don't they 
> fit? Should I heat up the flanges to make them fit? Suggestions?
>
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