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I need to remove the bolts that connect the headers to the down exhaust so i can pull the motor out. I tried propane but no luck.
Any tips would be appreciated. Hears the exhaust bolt(s) I'm referring to. Three on each header.
Torch till red and get the largest breaker bar you can in there. Or cut them. I used an industrial air impact and it broke a few of them when taking them off.
ok. Yea, I'm not opposed to just cutting them off. But I didn't know if the both of them flanges where threaded.
Questions:
1. So the bolt passes through the "cat" hole and threads into the header flange hole?
2. Same question another way: Are both holes threaded or only the one on the header flange?
3. Finally, I've got the yellow bottle of Mapp gas. It get's it hot but I don't think it can get it "red" hot. Or maybe I'm not torching it long enough?
The cat and exhaust flanges are not threaded. The bolts just go through two normal holes and the nut holds it in. The nuts are self locking so that combined with rust is a pain. Just try to torch it for 2 minutes or so
08-26-17, 07:31 PM
Exhaust bolt removal tips/tricks needed
