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101750, Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by TheGhost, Nov-03-06 01:04 PM
How do I remove the two nuts holding my exhaust to the rest of my catalytic converter when the shitz are so !@$#@$#@^ rusted on I am super hyped to have my exhaust but I cant get the two damn bolts off. HELP ME POR FAVOR OR IN ENGLISH PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bowdown
101753, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by BlackMagic, Nov-03-06 04:08 PM
there are a couple things to try. 1 you can spray a whole bunch of pb blaster on it and let it soak in for a while, and then use the craftsman bolt-out things, but if yours are like mine, they still wouldn't come off so I ended up taking a hack saw to it.
101755, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by cs82685, Nov-04-06 02:21 AM
Originally posted by BlackMagic
I ended up taking a hack saw to it.


Or a grinder with a cutting wheel, they did not wanna come off otherwise.
101761, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by BlackMagic, Nov-04-06 12:03 PM
Originally posted by cs82685
Originally posted by BlackMagic I ended up taking a hack saw to it.
Or a grinder with a cutting wheel, they did not wanna come off otherwise.


I didn't have the luxury of power tools at the time =)
101842, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by clipse_2005, Nov-11-06 03:37 AM
Torch them to expand the metal and they will come off fairly easily. You could always take it to a shop and give them a few buck to torch them and take the them out, then just reinstall them and when you get back home they should come off no problem.
101843, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by SILVERNT, Nov-11-06 03:52 AM
with as old as these cars are getting, the nuts seized. Get some cutting wheels and cut it off
101846, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by BlackMagic, Nov-11-06 07:46 AM
Originally posted by clipse_2005
Torch them to expand the metal and they will come off fairly easily. You could always take it to a shop and give them a few buck to torch them and take the them out, then just reinstall them and when you get back home they should come off no problem.


It might work but most likely they are seized. If you do this by yourself use vice grips to grab onto the nut.
101847, RE: Removing catback exhaust ...
Posted by clipse_2005, Nov-11-06 08:30 AM
Mine were rusted to hell and back but I just torched them and they came right off with a little force. Others may be different but it's worth a shot.