Date:         Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:31:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 exhaust install
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Isn't that half the "fun" of owning a vehicle that's not under
warranty? (doing ALL the work yourself and then sitting back with a
cold beverage of choice lauding your accomplishments)


Before you begin, get some "gunk liquid wrench".  That stuff is by far
the best shop tool.

spray it liberally on/around all the exhaust bolts and let it sit for
a couple hours.

you should be able to remove the nuts wihout much trouble and with a
simple 3/8"-drive ratchet (or something that better fits the engine
compartment).

If you still have trouble, hit the "top" of the ratchet with a steel
hammer (if you break your craftsman ratchet, just replace it for free)
to break the nut free.

if you STILL have trouble, use the torch and heat the nut(not the
stud) with the torch and try again.

if all that fails or you get too tired of trying to fix it... cut the
nut off, pull the exhaust, and remove the stud (you should still have
a decent bit of stud prodruding from the engine block) with a pipe
wrench and more gunk/torch use.


^^^^^
that method is proven reliable, and i still have the two sheared
exhaust studs to prove it.