2000 F350 100K. Ticking noise on acceleration. Studs broken on both sides. $500 on the low. $1000 on the high once Pandora's box is opened. Great start to the boating season!

Chk this link

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f23/ford-...m-68654-2.html

and here

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/94...-problems.html

those are a b!tch to get out too, I had some break when installing my headers, good luck

the easiest way to get them out is to blow the heads off the bolts and slide the manifolds off,spray pb blaster on them,come back every hour and spray them again and leave them sit over night..

use a stud extractor to remove whats left of the bolt,,you may have to apply heat to remove them.

the dealer gets from 1 to 3 k to do the job..

call arp and get the correct bolts but in stainless..

This one is good. Lot's of pics.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/11...need-help.html

All the reading I did on it I decided to have a trusted local mechanic do the work. Started yesterday. I'll report back costs and exactly how bad it ends up being.

Thats what I do when they are so rusted [ mainly plow trucks that sit and cook all summer ] you cant recognize the nut from the stud just torch them all off knock the manifold loose get it out of the way and go to work whatever it takes , some times they will spin out with your fingers allot of times welding allot of nuts to them and backing them out , sometimes allot of nut welding , and some rare times I have welded them up and zap them with freon and cracked them loose .There is no perfect way just keep your patience .

Update: Three studs remain, broken inside the head. Welding extractors in this morning.

Good news is the manifolds are not warped.

Should the bolts be changed before they break or just wait for them to break then deal with it. I have a 2000 V10 with 45000 on it rarely driVen in the snow.

Mark

I wouldnt worry about it on your trailer queen. Road salt, is just brutal.

if you really want to save them get some 1/'8'' rubber and some short ss screws and make a flap that will cover the inner fender to the upper control arms,ford quit doing this and now the manifolds get all the road chit and they rust away..