GarethS

Sound advice. thanks man.

Thanks mate. ill look into the options. currently asking mates who may have a right angle drill hahaha.

Only If I leave some shank on the bit right? if its going into the flutes with no shank the 3 clamps of the chuck wont grab evenly and it will be off. Sadly I think my ryobi is just too long as I would have to cut all the shank off (Just) to make it fit

How did you go about it grabbing in the chuck? ive heard horror stories that it wont grab straight

As the post says. I'm replacing my manifold bolts with studs and this one has threaded, I need do drill it out but the drill is about an inch too long to get a straight shot, all my other drills are the same and any smaller drill I have the chuck is too small... I guess I'm asking if anyone knows of a smaller 10.5 HSS drill bit or a smaller drill with 13mm chuck (Cheap lol).

Aint that the truth.

Hopefully they fit properly, otherwise its a visit to the shop for me lol.

Hi guys, new to these forums and just picked up a BA as a project with a bit of an exhaust leak. I’ve had a look at the manifold bolts and it seems that 2 will snug but never tighten, I have purchased a new gasket and some studs to replace the bolts but just wondering if there is something else I will need to do first with the holes or what? cheers.