Removing Passenger Side Exhaust Manifold due to Stripped Bolt

[SlippytheDisco]

I have a stripped bolt on the manifold half of where the y pipe meets the exhaust manifold. It is a new bolt from a gasket kit from AB. My line of thinking (since the threaded bolt is only in the top half) is to take the exhaust manifold off, and remove the stripped bolt. It is the middle of the 3 bolts, so I cannot reach it well while it is in place. My question is, how complicated is the removal, and subsequent reassembly, of the manifold? Is there an easier way to go about this? I can’t seem to find any videos on YouTube for it, so I’d figure I’d ask. Thank you to anyone who helps.

 

[Tugela]

I removed and replaced the exhaust manifold on a D1 three or four times. Removal is straightforward, assuming the hardware cooperates, and that's a big if. Once apart, your future self will thank you for using new hardware on reinstallation. Including new manifold gaskets, which are too cheap not to replace.

Reinstall can be tricky, as I've had trouble seating the threads. I had better luck putting all the hardware back in and ensuring everything is seated properly before tightening it down. You might have a hard time wrangling the manifold into place with the Y-pipe still attached, so if you're able to leave some slack in the Y-pipe to manifold bolts, you'll get a little extra play. But then you have to tighten those bolts later, and it sounds like reaching them is a hassle. Wish I could provide more detail, it's been a few years since the last time I did this.

 

[SlippytheDisco]

I removed and replaced the exhaust manifold on a D1 three or four times. Removal is straightforward, assuming the hardware cooperates, and that's a big if. Once apart, your future self will thank you for using new hardware on reinstallation. Including new manifold gaskets, which are too cheap not to replace.

Reinstall can be tricky, as I've had trouble seating the threads. I had better luck putting all the hardware back in and ensuring everything is seated properly before tightening it down. You might have a hard time wrangling the manifold into place with the Y-pipe still attached, so if you're able to leave some slack in the Y-pipe to manifold bolts, you'll get a little extra play. But then you have to tighten those bolts later, and it sounds like reaching them is a hassle. Wish I could provide more detail, it's been a few years since the last time I did this.

No that helps a lot, I was basically making sure it was straightforward as you said, and I wasn’t missing anything else that I might need to do. Yes those bolts connecting to the y pipe r pain in the yk what, I’ve tightened/ untightened them probably 5 times in the past 6 weeks now . Thank you for the response, that helps more than you know!