I set out earlier in the week to replace my exhaust manifold only to find out that I'm going to have to be removing some of the broken studs from the engine. I'll be pulling the engine to do this, at the hobby shop on base, and then replacing those crappy manifolds with some JBA shortys.

I was wondering if anyone else on here was stationed in 29 or lives in the area and would like to help, I'll pay in beer, or cash or whatever. I think I'm in a bit over my head since I discovered the broken studs.

 

I'm not located anywhere near you, but I don't know too many people who pull the engine for that particular job. If you pull a wheel and go in through the wheel well, I think you'll be surprised how much room you have to work. The wheel well liner comes out pretty easily leaving you a wide open space to work.

 

Well I don't know what kind of wizardry or witchcraft they employ. I have the starter removed and the inner wheel well removed and I can't reach half the bolts. And I don't know how I'm supposed to extract a broken one with the amount of room that I have.