Shawz1102

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Hi guys, as you may know from my other thread called "exhaust rattle", my midpipe rattles because it's hitting the M brace. I tried torquing it down evenly on each flange and pushing up the Y pipe while torquing it down.

I'd like to know what the correct order for torquing down the catback exhaust bolts is so that the flanges and pipes and evenly torqued/balanced.

I have a Nismo S tune Y pipe back exhaust with Motordyne ART pipes and XYZ pipes.

Z1 Performance

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shouldn't matter the order, as long as its done opposite side to opposite side

Boba

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then it must be that i'm not pushing the y pipe up enough... do you have any suggestions on what i can put underneath the y pipe to keep it pushed up? it's hard to keep it up with my legs and torque at the same time... i do it on jackstands.

Z1 Performance

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you shouldnt need to be pushing anything up or down

you could use another jack, or another jackstand

User 42426

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shouldnt matter which bolts you torque first. However, dont tighten them all the way until you have all the bolts semi tightened. Then go back and re-tighten all of them. When I was installing my y pipe, I accidentally flipped it around, and it didnt fit all that well, then flipped it over and it fit perfectly, so maybe your not bolting it the right way. Also, I used another jackstand to prop the y pipe up so its level with the other components. Either that, or just use a box or something, not that hard to find something to hold it up, or a friend :]

Zlucky1

+1!

davidv

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Have you tried a wooden shim?
Put the shim in place.
Tighten the bolts.
Remove shim.

Shawz1102

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will try it, that's easier than jackstands! thanks davidv

tylerxfire

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