Removed my exhaust and found some issues
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Removed my exhaust and found some issues
I'm getting ready to put on a new exhaust, so I removed my existing pipes this afternoon. First issue that came up was the left bolt on my forward cylinder is broken in half & the nut was nowhere to be found. Can I replace this bolt or could I just connect the exhaust with one bolt?
The second issue, which concerns me more, is the part of the transmission case that I have to bolt my mounting bracket onto has the bottom hole completely stripped out. (see picture) How can I fix this problem? My thoughts were to maybe use a larger bolt to grab onto the edges of the hole. Other than that, I figure I would have to replace the casing itself, which I really don't want to get into. Can I get by with one fastener holding the exhaust in that area (I guess I have been getting by with it...)
Any thoughts?
The second issue, which concerns me more, is the part of the transmission case that I have to bolt my mounting bracket onto has the bottom hole completely stripped out. (see picture) How can I fix this problem? My thoughts were to maybe use a larger bolt to grab onto the edges of the hole. Other than that, I figure I would have to replace the casing itself, which I really don't want to get into. Can I get by with one fastener holding the exhaust in that area (I guess I have been getting by with it...)
Any thoughts?
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look inside the hole of transmission that you think is stripped with a flashlight, it gets smaller inside. 2 of the bolts are thinner then the rest. i thought mine was stripped as well just to find that it requires a thinner bolt.
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As for the bolt on the head, you need two. You need to take the broken one out, and replace it. One bolt will not seal the header pipe to the head, and you can have a major exhaust leak, that will sound like crap and cause undue heat in the area.
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Unless the Stealer is pretty open minded, you may have a difficult time convincing him you had nothing to do with it... IMHO. Great time to learn some good machining / maintenance skills. There are a zillion articles out there explaining how to do this. Take you time and be careful and it will be a piece of cake (except maybe getting the old stud out of the head, but it can be done with good results if care is taken).