Hi Guys,
Vehicle is an RB30 Patrol on carby.
While I was putting the exhaust manifold back on the cylinder head, I ended with a problem I wasn't expecting.
I had to pull the exhaust manifold out to do a welch plug.
Today I put the manifold back in.
Previously it had about five bolts. I replaced four of them with studs.
I was going to replace all the bolts with studs, but didn't realize I need five of them.
So, there's only one bolt that goes into the head to fit the manifold.
While I was tightening that bolt, I realized I had the thick washer and the spring washer reversed.
So, I started undoing the bolt to correct that. And it was getting harder to undo the bolt, but I didn't realize
it was a problem. I was having hard time getting the bolt out, but eventually managed to pull it out enough to find
out there's a spring insert was installed into the stud hole.
The spring insert was ruined by me pulling on the bolt.
I'm wondering how to fix this.
The exhaust manifold is fitted and all the other bolts are tightened along with generous amount of exhaust sealant to deal with any leaks.
Now, I have this issue.
I prefer if I can fix this without having to pull the exhaust manifold out again.
Any ideas, tips will be greatly appreciated.
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