I hope to nearly be finished replacing the head gasket in my Forester. I changed out the head gasket a while ago, put the timing belt back on, as well as all of the sprockets, pulleys, and covers, and then the intake manifold and radiator. I kept trying to remember what I needed to remove in opposite order.
It was the AC compressor and the intake manifold.
Everybody said to remove them in that order, but one bolt is awkward:
I just need to use a wrench instead of a socket, but when I go to tighten it, it gets too tight too early; if I had more room, I could torque it down, but I already sheared two bolts and stripped one hole, no more!
Notice the lock-tite red? Obviously that stuff needs to come off, and then it should be okay.
However:
I can barely reach a finger in from each side to position and start tightening, there is no possible way that I could fit a wrench in there.
Is there some special tool that would do the job, or do I need to remove and detach the intake manifold again?
Thank you very much! Please enjoy your day!