Lesson learned dealing with rusty cat bolts!

[BBuncky2]

one thing ive learned from working on my old jeep, bolts are cheaper than your precious time.



FTMFW

lol!

[bmxfelon420]

i'm glad ill be putting my new header on at my uncles, where they have a huuuuuuge impact. If i need, i could use the one they use to take off tractor trailer wheels and suspension pieces, it looks like one of the guns from ghostbusters

[BBuncky2]

i'm glad ill be putting my new header on at my uncles, where they have a huuuuuuge impact. If i need, i could use the one they use to take off tractor trailer wheels and suspension pieces, it looks like one of the guns from ghostbusters

hahaha! I can just see that thing insta-stripping the bolts!

[Law Grandeur]

hahaha! I can just see that thing insta-stripping the bolts!

personally i'd let it soak in pb blaster for hours. sometimes over night. just go down there every so often and spray the crap out of it then walk away. my sentra's downpipe didnt want to disconnect cuz of rusted bolts. actually an o2 sensor didnt want to come off either. out of the 4 o2 sensor i could only take off 2(yea that blasted car had o2 sensors -_-)! after letting it sit, hammer the hell out of it sideways so it vibrates. then try using a rachet. it worked for me

[BBuncky2]

personally i'd let it soak in pb blaster for hours. sometimes over night. just go down there every so often and spray the crap out of it

after letting it sit, hammer the hell out of it sideways so it vibrates. then try using a rachet. it worked for me

That's what she said?

[tommi]

x2 i've had to do this 2x now

[BBuncky2]

one thing ive learned from working on my old jeep, bolts are cheaper than your precious time.



FTMFW

Well what about...




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[cp[mike]]

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dont even waste your time, the grinding bits wont do ANYTHING and the cutting bits will break so many times that youll go through 100 before you even cut the first stud off. hacksaw!!!!

[Law Grandeur]

[ChIoVnIdCa]

dont even waste your time, the grinding bits wont do ANYTHING and the cutting bits will break so many times that youll go through 100 before you even cut the first stud off. hacksaw!!!!

When under the car I use an angle grinder... Its takes less time for me and dont have to worry about bending blades.. I was using a reciprocating saw under the car once and the blade caught and the unit hit my head hard... Never again lol

[BBuncky2]

When under the car I use an angle grinder... Its takes less time for me and dont have to worry about bending blades.. I was using a reciprocating saw under the car once and the blade caught and the unit hit my head hard... Never again lol

Ouch! That would hurt a lot! I'm going to try the Dremel with diamond blade or whatever is the strongest that I can find first since it's what I have, and then I'll consider an angle grinder or reciprocating saw.

[Law Grandeur]

wow i lol'd at what was said if you catch my drift

[tommi]

Well what about...




ft........w? l? It's all I've got...

thats what i used when i didnt have a angle grinder. take breaks tho or else the disc will break faster from heat build up

[GearBangnAccord]

Ouch! That would hurt a lot! I'm going to try the Dremel with diamond blade or whatever is the strongest that I can find first since it's what I have, and then I'll consider an angle grinder or reciprocating saw.

plzzzzzzzzzzzz jsut save urself the hassle drop the pipe from DP or cat back to tip and u can use a breaker bar and a wall for bracing and crack all the nuts with ease i shud have took pics when i put my WS2 on how i did it was a breeze, only thing i never had a replacement cat at the time so i have to go back down there but now i got bolts on there i can actually remove.

NOte* this was done to my wintercar which waasn't service or maintained properly (i was an ignorant and bashful teen now my car suffers from cancer) for quite some yrs.

[BBuncky2]

plzzzzzzzzzzzz jsut save urself the hassle drop the pipe from DP or cat back to tip and u can use a breaker bar and a wall for bracing and crack all the nuts with ease i shud have took pics when i put my WS2 on how i did it was a breeze, only thing i never had a replacement cat at the time so i have to go back down there but now i got bolts on there i can actually remove.

NOte* this was done to my wintercar which waasn't service or maintained properly (i was an ignorant and bashful teen now my car suffers from cancer) for quite some yrs.

I removed the bolts with an angle grinder. It took me forever to get to the top bolt with someone pulling the exhaust to the side! I had to take the guard off of the angle grinder and shield my wrists from sparks!

WEAR EYE PROTECTION!!! Holy shat, for cryin' out loud, wear eye protection!

At any rate, the angle grinder accidentally smoothed over the bolt, making it appear there was no hole there. I had to lightly graze over it with the grinder to find the hole again. It blew!

I ordered / put new studs into the engine (that took a while, as none of them wanted to thread in all the way, and many not even close to all the way).

Bolt on was the simple part, as expected.

Stupid ebay exhaust BARELY fit into the cat! I thought it wasn't going to fit; thought that for sure! It works, though.

I had to leave because we were heading up to Frankenmuth for dinner, but all that's left is to properly click the o2 sensor onto the connector, connect mounting bolts, and fully tighten converter nuts.

The number one thing I wanna stress for this and ALL jobs for DIY'ers is that nothing repairing a car this old is EVER what any normal person would consider easy, unless you've done it previously. Your job will likely take 3-fold longer than your wildest dreams if you've never done it before. I guarantee it.