dride24

Thanks for the reply. Yes, that is what happened. I was able to restore the threads well enough to put the uppipe support bracket back in securely. However, I balked at pulling and replacing the banjo bolt (the point of the whole exercise) because I definitely did not want to strip the threads in the block. My question was how tight is the banjo bolt usually? Has anybody stripped the block threads?

Thanks for the excellent tutorial. I finally got around to trying this ('05 LGT 108k) after some delay getting a 17mm stubby. I got the heat shield bolt out and the nut off the brace stud easily, but then had trouble with the brace bolt that goes into the alloy top of the engine. It was very tight and I ended up stripping the threads in the block. I managed to restore the threads with a tap and clean the bolt with a die so that I think it will reassemble adequately. My fear is that the banjo bolt itself will be very tight and I run the risk of stripping those threads (though it would be difficult with the leverage of a stubby and the restricted access). Any thoughts, advice or similar experiences?