Bronco648
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- Chicago-land, Illinois
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- 2011
- Make / Model
- XL
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- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
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- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
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- 15"
The studs on my exhaust manifolds have seen better days (I'm talking about the studs that hold the Y pipe to the manifolds, not the bolts that hold the manifolds to the heads). There's a nut right where the stud meets the casting. At this point, is there any chance that they will simply unbolt? The manifolds are from Oklahoma and are not that rusty.
Or, am I better off running a die over the threads to clean them up and get new nuts?
Lastly, is there any chance you could cut new threads by going one size smaller (say M8 to M7) if the thread pitch was the same?
TIA
Or, am I better off running a die over the threads to clean them up and get new nuts?
Lastly, is there any chance you could cut new threads by going one size smaller (say M8 to M7) if the thread pitch was the same?
TIA