Exhaust Manifold Removal??

[S2Roo]

Hi peeps,

I'm trying to remove my cylinder head, and I have remove everything required, except the exhaust manifold. I have remove all the nuts off the studs, and I have removed all but 5 of the studs, and I am finding it very difficult to get to these. I cannot move the head side ways an up because of the dowels in teh head. Has anyone got a BTDT of how to get round this?? Thanks in advance.

Roo

[martinjs]

I found it easier to remove it with both manifolds and the turbo still attatched, a bit of manovering is required to clear the dowels in the block and studs on the back of the turbo which are in the downpipe.
Its bloomin' heavy mind!

martin

[S2Roo]

How do you get it off dowels in the block, and then forward off the studs in the turbo???

[S2Roo]

Will a stud extractor fit on the studs on the lower side of the exhaust manifold???

[martinjs]

Have you undone the downpipe where it is connected to the bottom of the gearbox?
That should give a bit more play in the downpipe. You should only need to lift it a few mm to clear the dowels in the head then pull it all forward to clear the turbo from the downpipe.

martin