I was replacing the disintegrating and ineffective cork gaskets with new OEM MB gaskets + copper sealant today and got everything all ready to go and started tightening the intake manifolds. Finger tight, then 5 ft/lbs, then 10 ft/lbs. Everything looked good, then my first bolt to 15 ft/lbs... SNAP.

Sigh.

So my first question is... 15 ft/lbs is the correct specification for tightening the intake manifold bolts w/ a stock metal gasket, correct? I saw a few spots on the forum that said 10 ft/lbs but I believe those are for the cork gaskets. The SRT6 (which is what I have) service manual says 15 ft/lbs. And if it is 15 ft/lbs, why the heck did it snap on me? I had the correct setting on my torque wrench.

Second question, does anyone have a part number for a new set of bolts? I would prefer not to spend 50 bux on a new set of bolts, so if someone has a spare that I could buy off of them that would help me tremendously.

It's this one:

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(Left manifold, center bolt closest to front of car, shown as x in my crude diagram)

Luckily it didnt snap flush to the block, there's about an inch poking out from the bottom. I'm assuming pliers and a strong grip will do it?

Thanks!