Crap, stripped nut
Knight2040
09-08-2004, 09:56 PM
well my stillen downpipe came in and i managed to get every bolt off except the two nuts that bolt the main cat to the rest of the exuast. I rounded the head after resorting to using a hydrolic jack to push a socket wrench up attempting to loosen it. well anyway, what would be the best way to remove the nut? I'v never used a nut splitter, do they work good? i was just gonna attempt to cut it off with my dremel. would this be better? Do i need the thread\bolt thing attached to the cat? or can i just use a normal 19mm nut and bold to bolt my stillen to the rest of the exuast? if thats the case then i'll just drill through it. thanks
Linebckr49
09-09-2004, 01:27 AM
maybe try some rust penetrating solvent if the nut is salvageable. always have some of that handy when working on exhausts...rust builds up very easily under there.
Igovert500
09-09-2004, 12:37 PM
I havnt used the nut splitter, but I would think any 19m bolt would work fine. Cut it, if you can get it out/off that way. And for future reference, I agree with Linebckr, get some penetrating oil and drench the bolts prior to doing something like this.
MitsuPride3KGT
10-04-2004, 10:01 PM
use this thing called pentration breaker, it worked for me when my bolt was stripped, and just go and replace the stripped bolt
Knight2040
10-04-2004, 10:05 PM
well its been about 2 weeks since i got that bolt off and replaced :) .....i just went to wallmart, paid 16 bucks for an impact hammer and took it off in 2 minitues lol, impact hammers are handy
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