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Originally Posted by djphix
I decided to sacrifice the front left bolt in the head. It has a shoulder that extends beyond the hex that acts almost as a dowel pin through the torque strut bracket. I drilled a hole (about 10mm) down the middle of the shoulder. Once that was done, it was pretty easy to wiggle the left torque strut bracket off. I'm figuring I'll buy another bolt when I go to buy the gasket. I'd imagine you could get a similar result by heating the bracket, but I'm not sure it's wise considering the state of the fuel lines.
After you get the torque strut bracket off, DRENCH the studs holding the exhaust manifold on with liquid wrench. The two left (front) studs both broke off in the head on me.
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Thanks for the info! I was wondering if that thing was holding it on there. Your right it almost loooks like a dowel pin, and I didn't realize it was even part of a head bolt. By the way if it is a part of the head bolt I wouldn't worry about it to much because you are suppose to replace all the head bolts when you do the gaskets because the threads are stretched.
Quick question! For sure for sure how many bolts were holding the strut bracket in place other then the one that looks like a dowel? GM dealer said only two, which was all I could find!