header install

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 12:09 AM

So my header came today well I went to take off my stock one but I can't get the bolts connecting my exhaust to the downpipe off. Is there anything I could use to get them to break loose easier

harobmx87 · 03-15-2009, 12:13 AM

breaker bar? or if you have an impact gun or a neighbor or friend has one you can borrow

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 12:18 AM

I tried an impact gun but icouldnt get them but I don't have the greatest compressor

06k2o · 03-15-2009, 12:23 AM

hmm did u try wd-40

harobmx87 · 03-15-2009, 12:24 AM

i don't remember what we used on my friends car but his is r18. all i remember was i couldn't get it so i got out from underneath and used my foot to get it loose

SiRob119 · 03-15-2009, 12:24 AM

torch

thisisdudewhoru · 03-15-2009, 12:28 AM

Yea, I sprayed mine down with lube and let it soak a while and they came right off, however I only had 10k miles at the time.

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 12:29 AM

I tried wd40 so maybe get them hot? I might see if there's a spray besides wd40

asdf · 03-15-2009, 12:58 AM

pb blaster + breaker bar ftw! try it

silhouette004 · 03-15-2009, 01:00 AM

when we were taking off my stock header off, we ended up trying a little bit of everything. lots and lots of wd40 + breaker bar eventually worked

Zeuceone · 03-15-2009, 01:02 AM

Heat the red hot then hit them with lube and the air gun.

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 01:18 AM

I just bought pb blaster so I hope it works

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 04:16 PM

Well I tried pb blaster and a breaker bar and they still didn't break loose so I guess I'm gonna have to pay someone to do it for me even though I don't want to

07_NaSi · 03-15-2009, 04:29 PM

Are you trying to break loose from the top or Bottom? The top are welded nuts So I hope u havent been trying those the whole time..I Had almost 20k on my car when i put my header in And the bolts from the downpipe to the shorty come Right out..

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 04:36 PM

Its the bolts from the end of the downpipe to the exhaust

whitecivicsi · 03-15-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmrfx

So my header came today well I went to take off my stock one but I can't get the bolts connecting my exhaust to the downpipe off. Is there anything I could use to get them to break loose easier

more elbow grease bud. Just have to sorta pull it harder.

edit:

but seriously...a impact gun didnt work either....wow is it all rusted up?

hope u get it done man.

GL

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 04:48 PM

Yeah they are all rusty

06k2o · 03-15-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmrfx

Yeah they are all rusty

hit it up a bit with a torch and keep applyin wd-40 jst dont inhale the fumes... keep trying jst make sure ur car is on something good n high so u can have some space to pull the rachet make sure the grip on the rachet is a long one so u have more to pull hard... not calling u stupid or anything but remember to pull counter clockwise... btw i had 26k miles on my car n lots of rust when i took my headers out... all i used was some good wd-40 right after i had turned the car off so it was pretty hot...

xmrfx · 03-15-2009, 05:32 PM

yeah I'm gonna get them warm and try again so we will see

happytorito · 03-16-2009, 12:40 AM

I did this today and I used a lot of PB Blaster and a metal rod as a breaker bar to get more force in there...worked like a charm.

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xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	header install So my header came today well I went to take off my stock one but I can't get the bolts connecting my exhaust to the downpipe off. Is there anything I could use to get them to break loose easier
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asdf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 8,261 rich	pb blaster + breaker bar ftw! try it Last edited by asdf; 03-15-2009 at 01:13 AM.

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harobmx87 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 24 Posts: 1,984 Sarandis	breaker bar? or if you have an impact gun or a neighbor or friend has one you can borrow

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xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	I tried an impact gun but icouldnt get them but I don't have the greatest compressor

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06k2o Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kissimmee Fl Age: 26 Posts: 1,068 Felipe	hmm did u try wd-40

03-15-2009, 12:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
harobmx87 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 24 Posts: 1,984 Sarandis	i don't remember what we used on my friends car but his is r18. all i remember was i couldn't get it so i got out from underneath and used my foot to get it loose

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SiRob119 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Age: 20 Posts: 3,026 Rob	torch

03-15-2009, 12:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
thisisdudewhoru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,086	Yea, I sprayed mine down with lube and let it soak a while and they came right off, however I only had 10k miles at the time.

03-15-2009, 12:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	I tried wd40 so maybe get them hot? I might see if there's a spray besides wd40

03-15-2009, 01:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
silhouette004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,077 Name: Tim	when we were taking off my stock header off, we ended up trying a little bit of everything. lots and lots of wd40 + breaker bar eventually worked

03-15-2009, 01:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
Zeuceone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 14 Posts: 98,529	Heat the red hot then hit them with lube and the air gun.

03-15-2009, 01:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	I just bought pb blaster so I hope it works

03-15-2009, 04:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	Well I tried pb blaster and a breaker bar and they still didn't break loose so I guess I'm gonna have to pay someone to do it for me even though I don't want to

03-15-2009, 04:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
07_NaSi Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: G County Posts: 70 Yo Daddy LoL	Are you trying to break loose from the top or Bottom? The top are welded nuts So I hope u havent been trying those the whole time..I Had almost 20k on my car when i put my header in And the bolts from the downpipe to the shorty come Right out..

03-15-2009, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	Its the bolts from the end of the downpipe to the exhaust

03-15-2009, 04:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	Yeah they are all rusty

03-15-2009, 05:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
xmrfx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: machesney park, IL Age: 23 Posts: 192 Matt F	yeah I'm gonna get them warm and try again so we will see

03-16-2009, 12:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
happytorito Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, LA Age: 29 Posts: 169 Alexis	I did this today and I used a lot of PB Blaster and a metal rod as a breaker bar to get more force in there...worked like a charm.

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