Originally posted by h22avid
All good replies....
It's definitely an easy job but there is of course the concern with snapping one of the bolts on your manifod or piping. I wouldn't be too worried about getting the pan off but the exhaust is another story. When I removed the rear section of my exhaust (rear wheel back) one of the spring bolts snapped off.
Really all you have to do is get the manifold heat shield off then remove the bolts holding your down pipe to the manifold and let your exhaust hang while you remove the pan. I would suggest gently trying to remove these bolts. If they don't free up with little effort and you're afraid their going to snap then throw in the towel, put your manifold heat shield back on and drop the change to have someone do it for you. It doesn't hurt to try... just don't force anything, that's when you'll end up breaking something.
Otherwise the bolts should come out fairly easy... maybe try using some of that spray stuff that frees seized nuts and bolts if you think their stuck.
so....once i take those two(i saw two there)bolts from the down pipe, i can let that hang and then have plenty of room to remove the pan? All i have to do is remoive the bolts right? Anything else i have to take off to remove that pan? The bolts also look different going around the diameter of the pan. It looks like there are nuts and then there are bolts....thats weird how they are mixed.
Thanx for that reply btw! I might just try it after all, providing i can get that down pipe off to get to the pan.
Dave