jsmooney

i am still having problems getting the nuts off of the downpipe-cat section. I am considering just cutting the bolts to get them off, then i have to get new bolts. but how do you get the old bolts out of the cat?

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cleanLude

Its usually pretty hard to get them off cuz they are rusted or whatever...thats what happened to me...i got everything off except for those bolts and i began to strip the thing. So ended up taking to a shop where they used an air gun. Hope that helps a bit.

jsmooney

how much was it?

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dilligaph

heat em up, pound on a socket that fits snug, take the socket off, let cool, then use socket to turn off the nuts. thats what i did.

jsmooney

how do i heat them up?? little propane torch thingy?

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dilligaph

that should work heat till glowing, then pound on that socket. mine were so oxidized that i fit a 13mm onto the nuts.