Thread: damn rusty exhaust bolts!

I had one of the rear bolts of the crossover break off, I now have one bolt and a c-clamp holding it on lol

I've found this to be true most of the time.

Crossover:
Loosen say the front crossover bolts about 1/2 a turn at a time (alternating) and that typically keeps excess pressure off either and allows them to come out. If they start turning..that's the game. See heat for tips.

Heat, it works wonders for getting bolts out. Here's the part where you become a man. Take the car out for a drive, nice and warmed up. That's right, use the engine to heat up the parts for you. Now take out the couple of bolts you think are the worst, or at least get them moving.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

I've found this to be true most of the time.

Crossover:
Loosen say the front crossover bolts about 1/2 a turn at a time (alternating) and that typically keeps excess pressure off either and allows them to come out. If they start turning..that's the game. See heat for tips.

Heat, it works wonders for getting bolts out. Here's the part where you become a man. Take the car out for a drive, nice and warmed up. That's right, use the engine to heat up the parts for you. Now take out the couple of bolts you think are the worst, or at least get them moving.

I swear when i took my Rear mani and PLog off was less than an hour after driving a couple hours and that and pb blaster made me think what is everyone crying about. Till i went to shimmy my rear header in LOL. That rear header getting in the hole took longer than everything else in the whole process