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swordfish

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cat pipe replacement
« on: 15 November 2014, 08:57:47 »
anybody ever had any probs with removing the cat pipes from the exhaust manifolds , ie studs snapping ect   
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Re: cat pipe replacement
« Reply #1 on: 15 November 2014, 09:02:25 »
Usually reasonably problem free. Sometime they come out better if pipes are hot, sometimes cold.
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Re: cat pipe replacement
« Reply #2 on: 15 November 2014, 10:12:27 »
Nuts are 16mm, plug spanner size, best to use a full hexagon socket, not a 'corners only' socket. If they do not turn on modest applied torque I apply heat to release the rust.
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Re: cat pipe replacement
« Reply #3 on: 15 November 2014, 11:23:27 »
use a spark plug socket (single hex- 16mm) with a breaker bar with an extension
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