Downpipe install

pothiawala786 · 03-19-2008, 02:39 PM

Trying to get my 3" EMSpowered downpipe installed on a 91T.

Anyone near Chicago do any side jobs? Willing to lend a hand? Know of any shops in the area that can do it for a reasonable price?

The bolts for the cat stay are pretty rusted on. Soaking them with PB for a day didnt really do much. The b-pipe bolts have already been broken loose, its just the cat stay bolts giving me the trouble.

Let me know and we can work something out.

PearlJammzz · 03-19-2008, 03:06 PM

try more PB blaster, some heat, and if you can get ahold of one, an impact wrench. If those 3 combine don't move it...then you better have a direct line to jesus cause that's the only way it's gunna move lol.

pothiawala786 · 03-19-2008, 03:29 PM

well theres no way to get in there with an impact wrench, theres just no room.

On the passenger side, I could get a good hold of it with the ratchet/socket, but if I gave it any more force, it felt as if it were starting to round off, so i stopped.

on the driver side, with the motor mount in the way, only a 12point box wrench could fit. i didnt have enough leverage to move the nut.

i was hoping someone local would be willing to help me out, so i dont dig myself into a hole i cant get out of.

pothiawala786 · 03-19-2008, 03:29 PM

i wonder if I could somehow unbolt the stay from the other end of the bracket that bolts to the block. That would definately be a ton easier if I somehow could get there from the top.

orezbus12 · 03-20-2008, 09:37 PM

i used a combo wrench on both 6 pt. 6 pt has way less chance of rounding it if you have to wrench on it hard...if you need more leverage combine 2 combo wrenches ya know......liek put the box end on the bolt.....then hook the other part onto the box end of the other wrench making it twice as long.

Gairloch · 03-21-2008, 03:46 AM

I've done that^. Or fit half the jack handle over it.

03-19-2008, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
pothiawala786 Some skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 28 Times in 27 Posts iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Downpipe install Trying to get my 3" EMSpowered downpipe installed on a 91T. Anyone near Chicago do any side jobs? Willing to lend a hand? Know of any shops in the area that can do it for a reasonable price? The bolts for the cat stay are pretty rusted on. Soaking them with PB for a day didnt really do much. The b-pipe bolts have already been broken loose, its just the cat stay bolts giving me the trouble. Let me know and we can work something out.

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03-19-2008, 03:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	try more PB blaster, some heat, and if you can get ahold of one, an impact wrench. If those 3 combine don't move it...then you better have a direct line to jesus cause that's the only way it's gunna move lol.

03-19-2008, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
pothiawala786 Some skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 28 Times in 27 Posts iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	well theres no way to get in there with an impact wrench, theres just no room. On the passenger side, I could get a good hold of it with the ratchet/socket, but if I gave it any more force, it felt as if it were starting to round off, so i stopped. on the driver side, with the motor mount in the way, only a 12point box wrench could fit. i didnt have enough leverage to move the nut. i was hoping someone local would be willing to help me out, so i dont dig myself into a hole i cant get out of.

03-19-2008, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
pothiawala786 Some skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 28 Times in 27 Posts iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	i wonder if I could somehow unbolt the stay from the other end of the bracket that bolts to the block. That would definately be a ton easier if I somehow could get there from the top.

03-20-2008, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
orezbus12 No Skills Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i used a combo wrench on both 6 pt. 6 pt has way less chance of rounding it if you have to wrench on it hard...if you need more leverage combine 2 combo wrenches ya know......liek put the box end on the bolt.....then hook the other part onto the box end of the other wrench making it twice as long.

03-21-2008, 03:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	I've done that^. Or fit half the jack handle over it.