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!

 

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

 

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..

 

I'd try

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

I usually just turn then counter clockwise.

 

davidv wannabe

 

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

 

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