I had to remove the exhaust manifold on my 99 2.4. The nuts came off and the studs are still intact. Can I reuse these or do I need to replace the nuts? I don't want to replace the studs because doing this in the driveway my luck would be to snap them off. Thoughts?
You should be able to reuse them as long as the nuts and studs are not badly corroded. If they are. I sell some stainless steel replacements on my website.
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No, everything came off ok. This is a convertible and only driven in the summer. I just didn't want the nuts to loosen and back out.
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One last thing....I have a 96 repair manual and it states to torque bolts to 110 inch pounds. Autozone online manual says the same. I did see a thread here with all the breakdowns of the 2.4 and it said for a 99 to torque to 97 inch pounds. Bolts are to 97 now, but should they be at 110?
