Exhaust manifold small bolt

[singapore stag]

Hi,
Could anyone advice how I can get the small bolt in on the right hand exhaust manifold....the one on the bottom next to where the three studs are.
Its a right pain, and I have already mysteriously lost one of the bolts that dropped down....just cannot find it ( you know what I mean when you drop a nut, washer or bolt)
sukh

[sujitroy]

best of luck. I did this with the engine out. make sure it's the right size first.

[sujitroy]

That bolt length is 7/8 of an inch. I has to buy an inch long one and cut off a bit just to get it through the hole.

[singapore stag]

That bolt length is 7/8 of an inch. I has to buy an inch long one and cut off a bit just to get it through the hole.

Thanks Surjit, as always you are very helpful. How about coming over and doing the hard bits for me sometimes...

[sujitroy]

Thanks Surjit, as always you are very helpful. How about coming over and doing the hard bits for me sometimes...

Sorry mate, if I made a trip to do your hard jobs, I wouldn't be back here to finish my projects.
Regards, Sujit

[jbuckl]

Access is ok with 3/8 drive or 1/4 drive sockets.

[sujitroy]

Access is ok with 3/8 drive or 1/4 drive sockets.

Julian,
I'm sure Sukhi is referring to the very short bolt that sits behind the part where the exhaust gases exits the manifold. A socket wont fit. Only a spanner. Try a crow foot spanner. Space is very tight.

Sujit

[jbuckl]

Julian,
I'm sure Sukhi is referring to the very short bolt that sits behind the part where the exhaust gases exits the manifold. A socket wont fit. Only a spanner. Try a crow foot spanner. Space is very tight.

Sujit

He mentions rhs. If it’s lhs then its the only stud and nut on the manifolds, it’s not a bolt & its only accessible using a 9/16 a/f open end spanner.... possible to access with a standard open end spanner.
rhs & lhs is ‘properly’ quoted from ‘sat in the drivers seat’.
if referred to as viewed from the front of the car, that is the cause of confusion. & not generally understood as the ‘correct’ nomenclature.

[dasadrew]

I'm pretty sure I posted details in "The Engine Thread"

[singapore stag]

I'm pretty sure I posted details in "The Engine Thread"

The only mention it makes is that "A" is a small bolt.

[singapore stag]

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Got it, need to chamfer it.
Thanks Dasadrew.

[sujitroy]

So I had an off line conversation with someone here. It seems studs were used in places. I refer to my hard copy parts catalog. in my case I have used bolts throughout. All bolts are 3/8" bolts. Don't get confused with length this is the size of bolt used. The most difficult one to get in is on the left hand manifold and not the right. if you are not sure which is the left, refer to the cylinder heads, they are clearing marked LH and RH. The power steering pump is attached to the RH head. The bolt length that will fit is 7/8" long. It is marked in my parts book as an HU957 . This is a 3/8" x 7/8" long. get a 1" long bolt and cut it down, else you will not be able to get it in.

Some cars apparently used a stud for that short one. if you don't have a stud, get the bolt size mentioned. It work for me on my Mk1 Stag engine.


Sujit

[singapore stag]

Also thanks Sujit for your research.

[singapore stag]

Now I need to find the HU 957 which I dropped, seems like the Stag engine bolt misplacing Poltergeist got it.

[singapore stag]

Done and dusted, chamferred bolt and cut bolt a little bit, it then took 20 seconds to screw and tighten it.
Thanks to dasdrews Engine thread and forum members help.