truck in sig.

i noticed on the passenger side the header is fastened with 4 bolts and 2 studs with nuts.

is it the same on the drivers side as well?

are the stock studs/bolts long enough for the pacesetters?

and how hard are the studs to get out?

i plan on replacing all the fasteners with new ones when i get the tubes..



thanks.

 

Studs come out pretty easy, just use 2 of the nuts cinched together to remove the, or get a stud remover.
Just did that today.

 

is it the same on the drivers side?

4 bolts, 2 nuts/studs?

i have 152K on the odo and im worried about them snapping off.

 

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mine snapped... what a friggen pain!!! i ended up not having to pull the head off and was able to drill out the stud,, recut the same threads back in and then re chase them.. the new bolt doesnt grab untill a bit latter then the rest/normally do.. but it holds the tq setting so itll stay for now.. LOADS of loctite

search the net for header bolts that are self tightening.. cant remember what they are called but there are a few different styles.. ones with little allen head set screws at the head bolt and the actual bolt is split in a 4 way.. screw in the set screw and it presses each 4 sides into the thread chase...

another style have keeper clips that are saposed to keep from backing out

ive seen some header bolts drilled and saftey wired in and that works REALLY well..but a SUPER pain if your heads and/or motor is still in the truck.. and sucks if you blow a gasket

mine come loose every now and then.. especially during seasonal changes .. just comes with the territory..

 

so i can remove the studs and replace them with bolts??

and did u use any kind of penetrating lube or did u just snap it off? lol

 

so i guess no one else knows..

ill post my results..