Exhaust manifold bolts - and how to reinstall Power steering pump pulley

[dhcomp]

Well, its a 94, so not sure if its different.

Theres some stupid little support bracket that goes to the back of the alternator, its black. It is bolted on top of the studs on the manifold. It is bolted to the back of the power steering pump reservoir. I weaseled the nuts loose on that bracket alone, but there was not enough clearance to remove it. So i had to remove the PS bracket, which cannot be removed w/o removing the pulley.

I bought the puller (no one local had one in stock to rent), but i'm pretty sure it just that, a puller. No provisions for reinstalling.

In terms of pressing it, i meant use a bolt down teh shaft of the pump, to pull itself back on. I read some little blurb about doing this somewhere, but couldnt' make sense of it.


hmm.. looks like i might need this:
http://www.amazon.com/OTC-7005-Steering-Pulley-Installer/dp/B0002SRF8K

I was going to try and do it with a 3/8 16 bolt and a washer.

 

[dhcomp]

Ok, so got a right angle drill, and then managed to break off the easy out in the back manifold bolt hole

Oh well, can't do anything with that broken in there. Broke it off flush, went to reassemble. Whoever said manifold holes don't line up wasn't kidding. Had to egg out some of the manifold holes, and fight with it for hours to get the manifolds back on. Installed gaskets, grade 8 bolts.

Got the PS pump pulley installer, worked on, got it back on.

Put everything back together, didn't hear the normal exhaust leak on a quick test drive. Just every other small leak i probably made.

Oh well, got 1 of the bolts removed, and possibly fixed the leak anyways with the gaskets. I figure the motor only has another 25 k or so on it before it'll need a rebuilt, so i'll deal with the broken bolt later.

thanks for your help guys!

 

[Metrodps]

I figure the motor only has another 25 k or so on it before it'll need a rebuilt, so i'll deal with the broken bolt later.

thanks for your help guys!

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[dhcomp]

Thats what i had before. In the drive i took in it, it seemed to be gone. At least the manifold one.

I think the ypipe dounut is leaking, and the cat with holes in it

 

[4X4HIGH]

The reason he had to remove the pulley is he probably has a later year vehicle with the serp belt and you cannot remove the P/S pump without removing the pulley first and IIRC you must remove the P/S pump on the late model vehicles in order to remove the exhaust manifold. Whew, glad that LONG sentence is over.

I've drilled and used EZ-outs many times a day for the last 21 years. Most people break the EZ-out because they aren't drilling the broken bolt out to the proper size first. Most people think they can drill a small hole and slam an EZ-out in and spin it out. The fact is you must drill the bolt untill there is almost nothing left of the bolt before an EZ-out will work (unless the bolt isn't cross threaded or frozen). Another big mistake that people make is they don't drill the bolt all the way through. If you drilled the hole all the way through and you did happen to break the EZ-out you at least have a fighting chance of pounding the EZ-out in further or through the bolt as far as it would go and have a second chance at it. I have literally drilled thousands of bolts over the last 21 years at work. I rarely break an EZ-out and ALWAYS am able to get the bolts out. It also is a good idea to buy GOOD drill bits. I use Dormer 135* split point drills and they cut like hot butter. I have a friend who works for united airlines and gets them for me.

Also the square EZ-out work better than the spiral ones. The don't "load" the bolt like someone already said and they don't break near as easy.

 

[dhcomp]

My issue was access. I've used them before with some luck, but i could barely get to this one. The hole ended up getting drilled off center, i think thats what got me. And they were round easy-outs.

One of the manifold to ypipe bolts that broke i got out no problem with an easy out.

Thanks for the tips though...i'll keep them in mind.