Land Rover Repair: 97 discovery exhaust gaskets., exhaust gaskets, exhaust system


Question
I need to replace the exhaust gaskets on my 97 disco. Can you tell me if there are studs in the heads. If I un-bolt the manifolds only is there enough give to install the new gaskets or is full removal of the exhaust system required? Any help would be appriciated.
Thank you

Robert

Answer
The headers are held on by bolts.  You may be able to slip in gaskets but the bolts often break and the manifold to cat gaskets are often a source of leaks, too.  

I suggest you take the whole thing apart and fix it right because of the leak trouble with the lower gaskets.  And those are studs, which always break.

Finally, these trucks have a tendency to crack the right side manifold for some reason.