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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/05/2002
12:15:08
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Hey all. I'm new to your forum and have found it to be VERY useful in helping me out with my 98 Dak CC 4x4. I have some broken off exhaust manifold studs on the passenger side and I am having trouble finding them for my dak. The dodge dealer said that they are 5/16-18 / 5/16-24 X 4-1/8". Can anybody confirm this for me? If so, does anybody know where I can get them (besides the dodge dealer). I refuse to allow them to do any work on my truck. I just allow them to give me the free inspections...:)
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Dakota911
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NJQCDak
GenIII
2/05/2002
14:39:04
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I can't confirm the exhaust manifold studs. You are talking about Manifold versus Header? Here is a possible solution: someone who just install new headers may have the old studs lying around. I hope this helps.
'01 QC Sport, 3.9L V6, 5spd, 2wd, Volant Intake,
SS Gibson exhaust, MSD Wires, Accel Super Coil, NAPA Cap, Flometrics Billet 48mm TB , JBA Headers
Soon: Autolites 3923s
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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/05/2002
15:15:29
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Thanks for the insight. It is a manifold stud that broke on me. Federated Auto has them, but they are only 3-7/8" long. I'm wondering what the extra length is for.
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NJQCDak
GenIII
2/05/2002
16:42:23
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From what I remember which wasn't a long time ago, the length accomodated the thickness of the manifold and the attach the heat shield. Too bad, I think I threw out my studs out already. I'll check. Should be two studs and two bolts. I took out the stud by using two nuts against one another. I hope you have enough of the broken stud to take out of the heads.
'01 QC Sport, 3.9L V6, 5spd, 2wd, Volant Intake,
SS Gibson exhaust, MSD Wires, Accel Super Coil, NAPA Cap, Flometrics Billet 48mm TB , JBA Headers
Soon: Autolites 3923s
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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/06/2002
08:17:33
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Yep. I actually dove in last night and saw that on the passenger side manifold the front two fasteners are broken off. The fastener closest to the front bumper should be a bolt. The other one was a stud because it was hanging onto the heat shield for dear life :). The back 2 look ok. The stud broke off right where the threads started inside the head. The bolt feels like it broke off flush with the head. We're going to use some easy-outs to try to get them puppies out this weekend.
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mike g
Dodge Dakota
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2/06/2002
09:04:32
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I will be doing my heads in the future and I seem to have bad luck so what is easy out just in case this happens to me?????????????
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dodgeboy
Dodge Dakota
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2/06/2002
09:05:26
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good juck..we did this on my friends dakota..ended up taking out the fender liners and drilling them out then retapping the holes during our header instalation. The bolts are usually so hard and crusted from the heat of the exhaust an easyout will not work...but its worth a shot
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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/06/2002
10:27:19
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mike, easy-outs actually "dig" into the broken stud to help remove it. I have been soaking the studs/bolts with penetrating oil for the past 2 days and will continue to do so until this weekend. That will definetly help. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Lesley
GenIII
2/06/2002
13:05:04
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Some of mine are still intact, in the box with the old manifolds if you still need them.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
FMS fuel injectors
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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/06/2002
13:50:13
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I appreciate the offer, but I just went ahead and ordered them from dodge. Hoepfully they're not the same crappy ones that I'm replacing. Thanks again. How do you like those JBA stainless headers? I was looking at getting those down the road.
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Lesley
GenIII
2/06/2002
17:30:18
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I like them a lot, especially the way they look. The manifolds are so ugly, these are so streamlined and clean.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
FMS fuel injectors
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Remil
Dodge Dakota
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2/09/2002
23:08:08
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I thought I was the only one with this problem with the studs breaking. I wonder if this is a factory problem. The sutds on mine are broken on the same locations.
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Lesley
GenIII
2/09/2002
23:31:30
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Dakota 911, my profile pic shows the JBAs installed.
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97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
FMS fuel injectors
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NJQCDak
GenIII
2/10/2002
08:13:52
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Lesley, Nice headers!!! :)
Dakota911, BTW How did you break the studs? I hope you got your studs out.
'01 QC Sport, 3.9L V6, 5spd, 2wd, Volant Intake,
SS Gibson exhaust, MSD Wires, Accel Super Coil, NAPA Cap, Flometrics Billet 48mm TB , JBA Silver Ceramic Headers
Soon: Autolites 3923s
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Dakota911
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2002
08:39:38
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Those headers look a lot better than my rusted out ones..:) Well, I did all of my mods this weekend....new Moog lower balljoints, new Moog inner tie rods, new Rancho RS9000 shocks, Dynomax Ultraflow cat-back, and drilled out the broken manifold bolts. yeesh...what a weekend. Might as well forget about trying to remove the broken-off studs with easy-outs. We had to drill and re-tap. NJQCDak, the studs just happened to show up broken one day. I believe it's an issue with the cheap bolts that dodge used. Replaced them with some beefier 3/8" studs. Runs like a champ now. Next project....home-made FIPK.
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Rabbit
Dodge Dakota
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2/14/2002
23:23:17
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Lesley
Did you go for the ceramic coating on your headers?
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Lesley
GenIII
2/14/2002
23:41:30
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No, I didn't. It would cost another $200 to do them. They are stainless, so they should last forever, I think the main benefit of the ceramic is to prevent heat conduction. They do get really hot. But I'm sure the iron manifolds do too.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
19 lb.FMS fuel injectors. Coming 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies
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