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Engine to any mechanics.... exhaust help on a 98 corolla

Discussion in 'Powertrain' started by 03silverrolla, Nov 23, 2004.

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    to any mechanics.... exhaust help on a 98 corolla

    I have a couple questions on exhaust help on a 98 corolla with the header. On the end of the header there are a couple bolts and springs on these bolts. Do these springs have a lot of tension on them do I need to compress them? Also is there a specific amount of torque I need to apply to these bolts? Thanks.
    03silverrolla, Nov 23, 2004
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    COROLLA1ZZ, Nov 23, 2004
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    You should be able to find this information in a Haynes manual, I don't know it off hand though!
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    Just take them off/torque them down like you would normal bolts. When you tighten them they will bottom out just like any other bolt.
    superpilun, Nov 23, 2004
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    No need to compress them ... I think they are just there to add the pressure once you bolt the nuts down.
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    dont u just love how car companies cheap out these days and use spring bolts instead of flexpipes?
    JspeXAE102, Nov 23, 2004
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    yeah the springs just help ket the 2 flanges together....you should see my bolts I have in there now...the are the size of alt bolt..in fact they probably are alternator bolts. Long story short.....the original threads on the SF d/p weren't strong enough and the spring made the bolt rip the bot righ tout of the threads.....so I had to rethread the hole and use bigger bolts.
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    I was just wondering last night why in the hell they would use springs. I mean would it even hurt to not even put the springs back and just put a small pipe in place. The dealership said I should really have them do it but that figures right.
    03silverrolla, Nov 24, 2004
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    hehe i put flex pipe in line on mine when i redid the exhaust with turbo... :)
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    the springs allow the bottom of the downpipe pivot and move when the top of the manifold moves with the engine.
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