so...yeah...i'm frustrated

sickof5sfe · 04-13-2008, 10:59 PM

So i finally pulled out the car from storage and decided I wanted to put on my aftermarket header and exhaust. I had tried once before to get the heat sheild off the stock header and failed....this time I really worked at it and tried to get the ****er off and just wound up bending it backwards just to access the upper bolts. I managed to undo a couple then found out one of them is pretty much heat welded to the head. Also How do you access the lower header bolts with the lower heatshield in the way....idk so many of you guys have managed to get a header on your 5S but I can't even get the old **** off let alone the new **** on....any suggestions?

Ben · 04-14-2008, 01:35 AM

You can cut it off with some aviation snips

PHOENIX · 04-14-2008, 01:54 AM

Soaked mine for 20 minutes with PB Blaster

Worked great

TomsMR2 · 04-14-2008, 07:26 AM

just break the bolts off with vicegrips. or angle grind them off

use a short extension and long socket to get the 2 lower bolts, you dont have to remove anything for those.

PearlJammzz · 04-14-2008, 09:32 AM

PB blaster = god. If that doesn't work, try some heat on top of the PB blaster. If nothing still...that sucks, lol. Stuff doesn't like to come off at all, i've been there but luckily god gave us penetrating lube.

sickof5sfe · 04-14-2008, 10:56 AM

yeah i pb blasted it, liquid wrenched it, heated it up...like i said i just wound up bending it back as far as i could to access the bolts...but i couldnt get to the lower ones and one of the side bolts is really stuck on there and i dont want to damage the head studs..

nitrate · 04-14-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sickof5sfe

yeah i pb blasted it, liquid wrenched it, heated it up...like i said i just wound up bending it back as far as i could to access the bolts...but i couldnt get to the lower ones and one of the side bolts is really stuck on there and i dont want to damage the head studs..

cut the bolt heads off dont even try or plan on reuseing the old bolts. a bolt that hase been torged on to get it out can break when ya retorque it.

sickof5sfe · 04-14-2008, 11:28 AM

i'm talkin about the studs coming out of the cylinder head...i dont want to risk ****in those up....although i should be able to retap them...

nitrate · 04-14-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sickof5sfe

i'm talkin about the studs coming out of the cylinder head...i dont want to risk ****in those up....although i should be able to retap them...

spend 50cents on new ones. they come out of the head

shimric · 04-16-2008, 04:40 PM

Yea they come out of the head.... Not too hard to back out. I have a virtually brand new cyl head in my attic if you're interested.

Gairloch · 04-16-2008, 05:50 PM

Be careful with wrenching on the head studs. I've seen a few 5sfe's now where the aluminum got a bit rotten and athe studs started just turning.

Shoot me an email if you'd like a hand and I'll swing by. Bet you money i could have it off inside an hour

gairloch (at) gmail.com

04-13-2008, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 355 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	so...yeah...i'm frustrated So i finally pulled out the car from storage and decided I wanted to put on my aftermarket header and exhaust. I had tried once before to get the heat sheild off the stock header and failed....this time I really worked at it and tried to get the **er off and just wound up bending it backwards just to access the upper bolts. I managed to undo a couple then found out one of them is pretty much heat welded to the head. Also How do you access the lower header bolts with the lower heatshield in the way....idk so many of you guys have managed to get a header on your 5S but I can't even get the old off let alone the new ** on....any suggestions?

04-16-2008, 05:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Be careful with wrenching on the head studs. I've seen a few 5sfe's now where the aluminum got a bit rotten and athe studs started just turning. Shoot me an email if you'd like a hand and I'll swing by. Bet you money i could have it off inside an hour gairloch (at) gmail.com __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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04-14-2008, 01:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Propulsion Restored Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 18 Thanked 234 Times in 221 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	You can cut it off with some aviation snips

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PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tachikawa, Japan Posts: 7,254 Thanks: 71 Thanked 216 Times in 163 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (39/100% )	Soaked mine for 20 minutes with PB Blaster Worked great

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TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,040 Thanks: 8 Thanked 152 Times in 129 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	just break the bolts off with vicegrips. or angle grind them off use a short extension and long socket to get the 2 lower bolts, you dont have to remove anything for those.

04-14-2008, 09:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 8 Thanked 65 Times in 62 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	PB blaster = god. If that doesn't work, try some heat on top of the PB blaster. If nothing still...that sucks, lol. Stuff doesn't like to come off at all, i've been there but luckily god gave us penetrating lube.

04-14-2008, 10:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 355 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yeah i pb blasted it, liquid wrenched it, heated it up...like i said i just wound up bending it back as far as i could to access the bolts...but i couldnt get to the lower ones and one of the side bolts is really stuck on there and i dont want to damage the head studs..

04-14-2008, 11:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 355 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i'm talkin about the studs coming out of the cylinder head...i dont want to risk ****in those up....although i should be able to retap them...

04-16-2008, 04:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
shimric Ruler of OT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,214 Thanks: 35 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Yea they come out of the head.... Not too hard to back out. I have a virtually brand new cyl head in my attic if you're interested.