Tightening headers to engine?

[Elimax]

Hi folks:

I'm installing new exhaust headers to my Max, and I'd like to know if you have any recommendations how you tighten up the inner bolts on the rear headers...they're a real beyotch to get to and I wanna make sure I get 'em tight enough.

Thanks very much.

Elimax

 

[4gasem]

Take an L shaped 8mm allen and cut it to be about 1 inch long straight piece and use an 8mm wrench and tighten. It's the best/easiest.

 

[one2dmax]

+1 exactly

Sean

 

[Elimax]

Cool! Thanks guys.

Elimax

 

[toddo]

:clapping:Here's a trick that i did to tighten the inside rear pipes. I used a ratchet box wrench and a 8mm allen socket. I slid the allen socket thru the ratchet box end put my finger( the long one ) on the socket and used the other hand to turn the ratchet. This way you don't have to keep taking the allen wrench out reposition and turn again. Hope this helps.

 

[toddo]

OOPS! Sorry forgot to post the pics

 

[Idaho ALR Max]

Great idea toddo! That might save some time with the hacksaw for guys that have the allen sockets.

 

[gamorg02]

i'm about to do this in the next couple weeks so the info is great. why can't a regular socket be used? is there barely enough clearance for the 8mm allen driver let alone a rachet on the end of it?

i have an 8mm rachet box end and 8mm sockets but they i think are a bit longer than yours toddo

 

[Elimax]

Thanks, Toddo...pictures are good too.

I'll get the ratcheting box wrench in 8mm...I only currently have a 10, 12, 13, and 14 mm, so I'll get an 8mm and go for it.

Thanks again.

Elimax

 

[ghostntheshell]

great info. planning on doing mine this weekend.
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[gamorg02]

i think i'm going to take off all the shields the night before and a couple squirts of PB Blaster or penetrating liquid on the bolts. should pre-emptively stop all these bolt issues i've been having.

 

[RJ RJ RJ]

Take an L shaped 8mm allen and cut it to be about 1 inch long straight piece and use an 8mm wrench and tighten. It's the best/easiest.

and use the ratchet wrench type...it will be the fastest way...

 

[maleko89]

and use the ratchet wrench type...it will be the fastest way...

+1. You can get a nice metric set for $30 at Harbor Freight.

 

[4gasem]

i think i'm going to take off all the shields the night before and a couple squirts of PB Blaster or penetrating liquid on the bolts. should pre-emptively stop all these bolt issues i've been having.

Buy some Anti-Seize and use it on the bolts before re-installing.

Chris

 

[gamorg02]

Buy some Anti-Seize and use it on the bolts before re-installing.

Chris

check. have it around for when i put lugnuts on my truck.