Exhaust leak

[intrcptrbird]

I've been getting this weird noise coming from the engine/tranmission area recently and the other weekend I had a chance to jack up the car and take a look at the area to see what was wrong (I was thinking like a cracked heatshield or something). When I got under there I didnt notice anything right away but after a while I saw that the top exhaust manifold bolt on the rear cylinder on the driver's side was snapped onn with a portion of it still left in the head. I've heard somewhere else that in order to get these manifolds off you need to pull the entire engine to do it. I was just wondering if that's true and/or if you guys had any suyggestions. Thanks in advance for the help.

[97Bird]

You have to disconnect the steering shaft and move it out of the way. Also remove the bolt that holds the dipstick tube in place.

[coondawg6]

bird is right the most you might have to loosen the motor mount on that side to get clearance