I was able to get a Ford manual, which states 25-35 ft. pounds. In
case anyone has this job before them, perhaps you may benefit from my
experience. I started with a broken rear right exhaust manifold bolt
and warped manifold on my 1996 Class C Ford 460 w/130k miles. I
sprayed the bolts with penetrating oil for a couple days, and I was
luckily able to remove all of them without breaking any. I was also
fortunate that the broken bolt broke off at the bolt head and not the
cylinder head. I was able to remove the broken stud with vise grips
after filing a couple flat spots on it to maximize the grip. I bought
a "pass through" Gear Wrench ratchet set, to access the two front
bolts/studs, which worked great. Had the manifold machined for $90.
I bought a replacement bolt from the Ford dealer for nearly $20. I
initially tried to get all 8 replaced, but had problems getting them
ordered through my local dealer. The 7 used ones went back in there
(saving me about $150), with plenty of high-temp anti-seize compound
and 26 ft. pounds of torque. I decided to stay in the lower end of
the torque range, because of the friction reduction caused by the anti-
seize. I had to go by feel on the front two using the pass-through
ratchet. Total cost: about $175, including the ratchet set and jar of
anti-seize. Total time: about 3 hours, not including shopping for the
ratchet set and driving to the machine shop.
Steve Barker - 03 Mar 2007 02:55 GMT
I can only make one comment. Your dealer ripped you off. PERIOD. I pay
$3 - $5 a piece for manifold bolts depending on the length and whether or
not they are a stud on top. And yes, that is from a dealer. You can also
use standard grade 5 bolts and washers. Plenty of antisieze is good.

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>I was able to get a Ford manual, which states 25-35 ft. pounds. In
> case anyone has this job before them, perhaps you may benefit from my
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> anti-seize. Total time: about 3 hours, not including shopping for the
> ratchet set and driving to the machine shop.
andyz - 03 Mar 2007 17:30 GMT
Thanks for you advice and input, Steve. I actually checked around,
and got the same quote from more than one dealer. I, too, was
shocked. Even the guys at the parts counter said "wow". Could these
be different than ones used on earlier models?