I'm taking my exhaust off tomorrow. bought all the parts I -might-need. I sprayed the extremely rusty bolts with PB blaster.. any other preparation?

also, for you 5th gen people, how did you get that bolt on the very top connecting the exhaust pipe to the cat? that look REALLY hard to reach.

 

i didnt do mine...
i had the shop installed the whole thing for like 30bucks..
:P

 

drop the rest of the system first, disconnect the last section, then while it's hanging, go after the top nut. A torch is handy. Also, most bolts are all nasty, so hammering the socket on may be in order.

 

damn
midas wanted $110

 

lil WD-40 and elbow work

 

theyre nuts...
just because they advertise on national tv doesnt mean they can rip people off..


yeup...wd40 it overnite

 

torch is the best think, WD-40 has to get in the threads which most likely won't happen. Take the tourch and heat the head of the bolt up for a sec. Tourch= $30?
-spencer

 

i stuck on PB blaster which all the muffler shops suggest if you hae the time. my friend has some air tools that we are going to take them off with... if anything, just break the bolts off.

 

There's the Gator Grip too. But yeah PB Blaster should work with simple hand tools even if it's rusty. I used WD_40 and that worked fine.

 

i looked at the front 3 bolts they're really really really really.. did i say really? rusted. like encrusted with rust so I drenched it twice... parked the car overnight and i'm installing it today