going to put apex n1 cat back in tonight..... - Honda Prelude Forum

hardcore · 04-25-2003, 01:16 PM

anything to watch out for as i have not tackled the exhaust system yet. i have rust killer stuff for teh old bolts all the tools neccessary and the jacks neccesary so what else is there. just good luck?

myke · 04-25-2003, 02:14 PM

it shouldn't be too hard....just look and conclude!!

blahblahblah · 04-25-2003, 05:15 PM

You might want to have a blow tourch handy just in case you need to heat up the old ones so they come out easier.

G_Loc · 04-25-2003, 05:17 PM

sometimes the heads on old bolts and old nuts will start stripping cuz they are too rusted.

XtremeLude · 04-25-2003, 08:22 PM

yeah, i just put my N1 cat back on my lude on tuesday. we worked on it on monday and i used a rust killer called PB something. its really good, but the rust was so bad that the nuts just stripped right away. i went to my mechanics the next day cuz he lets me use all is tools. i ended up having to use a blow torch to take them off. the only things is that the blow torch died on me and i had to hammer the bolts out the rest of the way. the rest is easy though. the hangers are pretty tough. good luck though. in the end its all worth it.

hardcore · 04-26-2003, 10:23 AM

Yea i tried that last night and no dice so rusted if not happening and i dont have a torch gotta pay to have it taken off

blahblahblah · 04-26-2003, 03:33 PM

You can get a cheap flame torch from walmart or home depot. You don't need a torch that will cut just one that will heat it up enough so that the nuts expand.

ECHprelude · 04-26-2003, 07:30 PM

the rubber hangers are easy, just spray with a little bit of silcon or wd40 and they will slide right off.