Torquing FP exhaust manifold

[troppo loungo]

How do you torque the top row exhaust manifold head stud nuts? Can barely get a open ended wrench in there. Can get a socket on the bottom row. I believe torque is 20 ft-lbs.

 

[92AWDHX40]

I never torqued it I just made sure it was tight as I could when I had one.

 

[jdxnc]

1/4 drive 12mm socket with a wobble extension usually works well, go from the center out, top to bottom like doing head studs, never do all the top or all the bottom first.

 

[CanadianTalonTC]

1/4 drive 12mm socket with a wobble extension usually works well, go from the center out, top to bottom like doing head studs, never do all the top or all the bottom first.

Wobble extensions are a godsend for these cars.

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

Oh I don't miss this at all. "A quarter turn at a time" is what I remember.

Start from the center and move outward. Middle. Then 1 on the right side (from the middle,) then one on the left side, etc. It can be a pain but just take your time and don't get frustrated. When you get frustrated you snap one of those bolts off in the head and then you're throwing a wrench. Personal experience.

 

[ist dwa]

Good-N-tite wrenches

 

[jed344]

Snug them up and go with it. With even my car or others with SS studs and very high end stainless tubular manifolds the nuts come loose from time to time. So we just make them tight and check every so often.