chockymonster

Trying to fit a decat downpipe to a 96 wrx.
Got to the point of having the two bolts closest to the centre of the car to undo but couldn't get the f*ckers to undo, one of nuts has started to round. I'd used copius amounts of freeing fluid but there was no moving these bolts.
I'd taken the intercooler off, all of the heat shielding, etc and got stopped by these bolts. I've reassebled everything, but am going to try again this weekend, so any advice on how to get these last 2 bolts off would be really helpful!

On another note, when I took the intercooler off, I replaced the standard Y pipe with a samco replacement. Anyone else thinking of doing the same should not hesitate! Just make sure you get secure the samco hose on properly, cos it's not funny if it pops off

goober

Gave up fitting mine at a similar point. The garage ended up cutting the last two bolts off and replacing them!!

motomc1

hi there Fit the nut/ bolt back on the car fit the cooler.run the car for ten .Then with care not to remove skin try again..

rayman_2

Happened to me!!!! was a bas**rd to take off, eventually heated up the nuts until they were almost red hot and tryed again 1/4 of a turn anti-clockwise should do it.

David_Wallis

Just cut them off with a grinder and replace them

not worth ******* about under the car..

David

motomc1

sorry thought you were at the turbo end ILL read it all next time
YES GET THE GRINDER OUT FOR SURE

chockymonster

I am talking about the turbo end
I copper slipped the exhaust end of the downpipe when I fitted the centre section so they come undone really easily.

P20SPD

iTrader: (1)

Buy a decent socket set with universal joing and a long bar for leverage. JGM had the same problem last week. With the Right tools it came off at 1st attempt.

Pete Croney

I think the SN format scrambler got to David's diagram but a six sided socket is better than a 12 sided one.

The tool of choice is a 14mm rachet spanner, about £7 in Halfords. These are good because they are not cranked so all the force goes through the centre of the nut and none of your effort is trying to twist the socket off the nut. If the nut is a tenacious little bugger, you can slide an 18" tube over the spanner for even more leverage.

David_Wallis

Or a nice 14mm Snap-on Flank Drive Spanner.. with a 17mm to link over the end...

Ratchet spanners wont usually take that amount of torque..

Check the specs of the spanner before you buy.

David

Mr J

Well when I fitted my Up-pipe under the weekend I snapped two bolts ...the good thing with a grinder is you don't have to loose a finger or two when they snap off

/Jan

motomc1

paul were are you in the uk

chockymonster

motomc,

Croydon.
why's that?

Paul

David_Wallis

Yeah, my tools..

You need a socket that grips across the flats and not on the corners..

looks more like:
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<_>

David

[Edited by David_Wallis - 2/11/2003 3:35:03 PM]