snook

Well I was tightening the last bolt towards the firewall after putting on the UIM. I've been having a hard time with it not getting tight but now I totally stripped the stud out of the LIM. What can I do? Is there a stud that's a little bigger on one end while maintaining the same size on the other end? Basically I'm looking for part numbers on the studs and any ideas on what I have to do. I'm probably leaking some air out of there.



Thanks!



-Snook

Silver Ninety Three

The nuts for the intake manifold don't take much torque. Get a stud remover kit to get the old one out or use a pair of vice grips. Put a rag or something into the holes in the manifold so you don't drop it in.

snook

getting it out is no problem....I've just stripped some metal out of the lim because I could see it on the threads. I probably have to get a bigger size stud right? Theres nothing wrong with the nut or stud I've just stripped the lim because I over tightened it.

turbovr6

the easiest thing to do is get a stud the next size up, tap the lim for that stud, drill that one hole on the uim a hair bogger, and put it all together. And like mentioned above, you don't have to make it super tight.!