Eclipseguy12

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Installing a new exhaust and the bolts that go through the y pipe to connect to the mid pipe will not come off..is there a trick to removing these? I have new bolts I want to use because the current ones are stripped and messed up and rusted to hell and a nut will not go on..

Any help is appreaciated!

Chef-J

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If it's stripped and messed up....cut it with machine.

Eclipseguy12

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the bolts look like they were meant to stay on there..kinda like pressed with a machine to stay on there..i guess ill cut em and find out...thanks for the quick help..

stein

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I'd try

and if that didn't work, then I'd use

Escobar

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Douse with wd-40 and use a breaker bar. If that doesn't work just cut them off. I had to cut a few off once because the bolts were bent a little bit. It sucks but there is no other way.

Eclipseguy12

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^^^ yeah im going to try t torch it tommorow and if it dosent losen it up ill just cut them..

Chef-J

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I don't know, you said bolts are messed up.

Hydrazine

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Another way is to heat the nuts with an oxy/acetylene torch.
Heat them to cherry red and they suddenly become easy to turn.

Works even better than oil but you have to do it quickly.

terrasmak

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I usually just turn then counter clockwise.

freedonutss

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davidv wannabe

Brrcats

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Were you trying to take them off when the car was cold.

I ran the car for 5-10 minutes to let it get up to temperature before I took them off

Gingervitis526

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I ended up having to take mine to a shop and have them heat the nuts up with a torch, lets just say it was a fun/loud drive back with out any form of exhaust on there lol