EXHAUST MAN GASKETS 400 SE

[cj morgan]

HOW HARD ARE THEY TO CHANGE WHAT TOOLS WOULD I NEED
HOW LONG SHOULD IT TAKE PLEASE SOME ADVICE CHRIS

[Nick Heppinstall]

Hi CJ. Please don’t take this the wrong way but some people ( ok … me ) find it irritating when all caps are used in a post. IT DENOTES SHOUTING !! OK so i'll irritate some people by saying this and in turn some people will be irritated by the people who are irritated ...... mmmm !

Sorry

Nick ( 400se )

[pistolar]

DEAR CJMORGAN
THE ANSWER IS a pig. it is extremely difficult to get a spanner onto the bolt heads, but not impossible. WHEN REFITTING I USED allen bolts and bought a couple of allen keys which i had to cut to various lengths TO GET IN THE SPACES TO DO UP THE new bolts.

[cj morgan]

thanks mate for that what the best tool to use on then
to get them out.with how long did it take you what size bolts did you use to do them up with cheers

[REV-EREND]

I did this job on mine .. got the gaskets from Wedge Automotive and it takes about 1 hour per side.

The worst bolts being those underneath and nearest the back.

At least 1 hour per side !

Rev.

[350matt]

If you grind down the sides of a 9/16 open ended spanner this helps quite a bit to get in there, also if you use a high temperature silicone sealent (usually red in colour) you can stick the gaskets to the heads which helps enormously . The sealant does't burn off until 350°C and if your heads are getting this hot then you'll be in trouble in any case. As a final tip drill out the mounting holes on the manifolds a little and be prepared to use a large lever to 'jeff' the manifolds into place, as they tend to warp a bit over the years.
Finally don't use the paper type gaskets as they're crap go for the individual metal/ asbestos type.

Matt