HOW TO: Replace exhaust manifold studs VIDEO

Boosted Motorsports · Sep 11, 2017

Have the infamous HEMI tick? It might be as simple as replacing a broken exhaust manifold stud...

I've had them snap on the same cylinders closest to the Cat on both manifolds on my 2009 and my 2014.

Check out this video I made on the repair and how to get it done yourself in your garage. :favorites13:

https://youtu.be/XUAtpIhX0q8
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anthony2558 · Sep 11, 2017

Great vid. Def be saving this. Thanks.

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U&A · Sep 11, 2017

If this isn't a STICKY ..

It NEEDS TO BE!!!

JB1 · Sep 11, 2017

Great video, thanks for making that.

pickupman66 · Sep 12, 2017

Been there, done that. took photos instead LOL. one thing I would add is I added heat to all of my bolts before I hit them with a wrench. this gave me piece of mind when I went to remove them.

good video. yes, it is a tight fit in there.

smiley · Sep 13, 2017

Curious if those that have single out exhaust or any mods of the exhaust have the same issue. I have always blamed the manifolds but maybe it is some kind of force on them from the way the exhaust is routed. I am assuming though that dual out and single out use same method before up to the muffler.

U&A · Sep 13, 2017

smiley3303 said:
Curious if those that have single out exhaust or any mods of the exhaust have the same issue. I have always blamed the manifolds but maybe it is some kind of force on them from the way the exhaust is routed. I am assuming though that dual out and single out use same method before up to the muffler.

IMO, opening things up after the cat cant hurt. It can oly help expell heat from the entire system.

R.L.K. · Sep 13, 2017

U&A said:
IMO, opening things up after the cat cant hurt. It can oly help expell heat from the entire system.

Fwiw , I've had the Carven Competitor Series Muffler installed for probably 10k & I have about 50k on my 14 Ram and my manifold bolts are fine .

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Boosted Motorsports · Sep 13, 2017

smiley3303 said:
Curious if those that have single out exhaust or any mods of the exhaust have the same issue. I have always blamed the manifolds but maybe it is some kind of force on them from the way the exhaust is routed. I am assuming though that dual out and single out use same method before up to the muffler.

It seems to be that the last cylinder closest to the cat that are typically the resulting in broken studs first. Same studs snapped on my 09 in the same place. They look roasted compared to the rest of the manifold and I would be pretty confident in saying that having the CAT that close to the manifold is the culprit for those studs breaking along with the cast manifold/alum heads. The CAT creates a ton of heat and having all of that heat backed up right there next to the manifold is never a good thing.

Boosted Motorsports · Sep 13, 2017

R.L.K. said:
Fwiw , I've had the Carven Competitor Series Muffler installed for probably 10k & I have about 50k on my 14 Ram and my manifold bolts are fine .

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Mine snapped at around the 90-100k mile mark so you'll be fine for awhile. Either way swapping the muffler won't matter much, its the stock CAT's that are causing excess heat to be built up right next to the last cylinders on the manifold...

U&A · Sep 13, 2017

OMALLEY_808 said:
It seems to be that the last cylinder closest to the cat that are typically the resulting in broken studs first. Same studs snapped on my 09 in the same place. They look roasted compared to the rest of the manifold and I would be pretty confident in saying that having the CAT that close to the manifold is the culprit for those studs breaking along with the cast manifold/alum heads. The CAT creates a ton of heat and having all of that heat backed up right there next to the manifold is never a good thing.

So a cat back system is what we want... :favorites13:

Boosted Motorsports · Sep 13, 2017

U&A said:
So a cat back system is what we want...

Well sort of. Cat-back systems are typically exactly that "From the Cat-back". So the factory cats would still be in place. If you really wanted to try to fix the issue I would do FULL exhaust and do hi-flow cats a bit further away from the headers.

Boosted Motorsports · Oct 18, 2017

Glad to report still no ticking noise and issue solved!

R.L.K. · Oct 18, 2017

Great news and thanks for a great thread Sir !

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jdwildman · Oct 18, 2017

This is an awesome presentation on this issue. Need to get mine replaced. Have had the issue for about 8 months. Quote from the stealership is about $1000 for them to replace them. 60% labor cost on that quote. I’ll be pinning this thread for sure. Thanks again!

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R.L.K. · Oct 18, 2017

jdwildman said:
This is an awesome presentation on this issue. Need to get mine replaced. Have had the issue for about 8 months. Quote from the stealership is about $1000 for them to replace them. 60% labor cost on that quote. I’ll be pinning this thread for sure. Thanks again!

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Wow $1,000 WTF [emoji44][emoji44]

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wobly · Oct 18, 2017

I have 45k miles on my 2015 RAM 1500 and the upper rear right bolt broke. The dealership replaced the bolts, manifold and gasket under the drive train warranty. They said the manifold was warped.

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jdwildman · Oct 18, 2017

R.L.K. said:
Wow $1,000 WTF [emoji44][emoji44]

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Oh, forgot to mention: 2011, no warranty on her, about 130,000 miles

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Boosted Motorsports · Oct 19, 2017

Also forgot to let you guys know I found an amazing price for the OEM hardware that I used. About $28 each side including shipping. Cant beat it!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEFT-DRIVE...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RIGHT-PASS...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Boosted Motorsports · Oct 19, 2017

jdwildman said:
This is an awesome presentation on this issue. Need to get mine replaced. Have had the issue for about 8 months. Quote from the stealership is about $1000 for them to replace them. 60% labor cost on that quote. I’ll be pinning this thread for sure. Thanks again!

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No problem! Glad you found it helpful! Hopefully I won't have to do it again for awhile :roflsquared:

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