In Focus: ProMAXX Exhaust Manifold Repair Tools

The ProMAXX Exhaust Manifold Repair Kits are designed to help technicians remove and repair broken exhaust manifold bolts in Dodge, Ford, GM and Isuzu engines. The kits are precision-machined from American-made 6061 aluminum with U.S.-manufactured hardened and ground steel bushings that are made for life, according to the company. The tools are designed to provide technicians the utmost accuracy in drilling manifold mounting bolt/stud perfectly on center, and perpendicular.

Application

These tools are well suited to deal with broken exhaust manifold mounting bolts and for exhaust manifold repair. ProMaxx manufactures both BSE and ProKits for all domestic and some import engines needing exhaust manifold repairs. These kits assist the technician in removing/repairing broken exhaust manifold bolts in the cylinder heads. The device is proven to reduce repair times up to 70 percent, according to the company.

The company's latest device, engineered for the Ford 6.7L EGR tube repair, eliminates the now costly removal and replacement of the exhaust manifold to a simple repair that can be done in about 60 minutes. This proven productivity provides near immediate return on the tool purchase.

Selling points

The ProMAXX offerings serve to turn a usually unprofitable repair in to simple profitable one.
According to the company, technicians can see up to a 70 percent reduction in repair times and a near immediate return on their investment (approximately two uses pays for the device).
The built-in drill depth gauge reduces risk of drilling into the cylinder head/cam journal.
The tools excel at removing a broken extractor without the need to remove the cylinder head, saving the cost of the tool in one application.
The thin design allows it to fit in limited access areas such as behind shock towers or underneath the firewall.

Features and benefits

The ProMAXX Exhaust Manifold Repair Kits are engineered to assist the technician in effective and successful removal/repair of broken exhaust manifold bolts in Dodge, Ford, GM and Isuzu engines. The tools provide the technician utmost accuracy in drilling a damaged manifold mounting bolt/stud perfectly on center, and perpendicular. Due to the extreme accuracy, the technician removes the risk of drilling into the cylinder head and the amount of torque to successfully extract the remaining remnant. The wafer-thin design allows it to gain accessibility in limited access areas such as behind the shock tower on Fords and/or underneath the firewall on GM cars and trucks.

Significantly reduces repair times.
Precise on-the-truck repairs
Aids in avoiding costly damage to cylinder head and other surrounding components.
Helps avoid cylinder head removal.
Remove broken screw extractor.

Origin

The idea came about to assist the professional automotive technician in the challenging and frustrating task of repairing exhaust manifolds. The tools are designed to take the repair time of three or four hours in most cases without the tool to just under 90 minutes with it. The problem with drilling free-hand is complicated due to:

limited access to the damaged bolt/stud.
difficulty in drilling case-hardened steel that is angular, and has a surface that is corregated or jagged, making drilling on center and straight nearly impossible.

ProMAXX engineered tools help provide the perfect alignment and perpendicularity in drilling and subsequently removing a damaged bolt or stud.

Manufacturing specs

ProMAXX Exhaust Manifold Repair Kits are precision machined from American-made 6061 aluminum with U.S.-manufactured hardened and ground steel bushings that are made for life.
The tools are engineered flat and wafer-thin to allow the professional automotive technician to gain access and provide repeatable accuracy within 0.003".
The tool is lightweight at only 1.6 lbs.

Storage and display

ProMAXX recommends at least one kit on the truck for display and demonstration purposes. ProKits are shipped in heavy duty vinyl blow molded cases. INT and BSE kits are shipped and packaged in an Industructo HD box.

Demonstration

ProMAXX offers several videos at www.promaxxtool.com where tools are being used by actual technicians performing an actual repair. The company also provides DVDs and marketing brochures for all products.