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Old Oct 13, 2001 | 12:50 PM
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About to remove Y pipe

Im gonna do this this afternoon. Any tips that I might need, please do post. Thanks!!
Old Oct 13, 2001 | 01:02 PM
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Re: About to remove Y pipe

Originally posted by NZ Max
Im gonna do this this afternoon. Any tips that I might need, please do post. Thanks!!
Take your time to do it right. Spray some WD-40 or something similar on the nuts & bolts and let it seep in for like 30 mins first. Be very careful and gentle with the O2 sensors. Unplug the battery before working on the y-pipe. Make sure you use real jack stands not the one that came with the car. Best if you have a lift for the job. Use anti-seize lube on the screws and O2 sensor thread when you reinstall them. Depending on your skill level and equipments it might be better to have a shop do it foryou instead. Good luck!
Old Oct 13, 2001 | 01:03 PM
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yeah, read the haynes manual and APPLY SOME LUBE! I recommend thrust or something like it and let it sit there for a while or else you will be having a crappy rest of the day taking a sawsall to the broken bolts. preferably apply this the previous night but i would do it now and let it work for a while...
Old Oct 13, 2001 | 05:37 PM
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Originally posted by gregulator
yeah, read the haynes manual and APPLY SOME LUBE! I recommend thrust or something like it and let it sit there for a while or else you will be having a crappy rest of the day taking a sawsall to the broken bolts. preferably apply this the previous night but i would do it now and let it work for a while...
Ok, thanks, maybe ill get some penetrant then before I start. does it5 help to have it been run before hand?
Old Oct 13, 2001 | 08:01 PM
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Good F-in luck.

I was under there all day today, no luck. Sh i t is rusted together so much. All the liquid wrench in the world won't help. This sux. I am gonna get a mechanic to break them for me for free, then I'll drive home and finish. I don't wanna break a stud, everyone makes this sound a lot easier said than done. I did my drop - it was cake, my cai - cake, and alot of other things. But this sux.
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