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wormie · 04-18-2012, 02:53 AM

Need advice on removal of the H-pipes from the headers on my SOHC 4.6L.

These bolts are a pain to reach. Even worst on the passager's side.

So what's the trick? The rods are threaded on the headers, so I'm concerned with cutting them and having a pain to get them out of the headers, but on the other hand I'm not sure I can reuse them for the J-pipes.

Right now the car is on stands, I'm not equipped to raise the car all that much. Is there more room reaching the bolts from the tranny outwards?

Can I pull the engine with the H-pipes still attached? (looks like they are much longer then the tranny: will all of this come out?)

When I go an put my j-pipes on the roadster, does the kit come with new bolts? (haven't had the courage to dig through the boxes just for those bolts)

-Wormie

04-18-2012, 02:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
wormie Senior Member FFCars Craftsman Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Gatineau, Qc Posts: 549	H-Pipes removal - stumped Need advice on removal of the H-pipes from the headers on my SOHC 4.6L. These bolts are a pain to reach. Even worst on the passager's side. So what's the trick? The rods are threaded on the headers, so I'm concerned with cutting them and having a pain to get them out of the headers, but on the other hand I'm not sure I can reuse them for the J-pipes. Right now the car is on stands, I'm not equipped to raise the car all that much. Is there more room reaching the bolts from the tranny outwards? Can I pull the engine with the H-pipes still attached? (looks like they are much longer then the tranny: will all of this come out?) When I go an put my j-pipes on the roadster, does the kit come with new bolts? (haven't had the courage to dig through the boxes just for those bolts) -Wormie