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Old Sep 15, 2009
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help with removing down pipe from headers

so me and my buddy were removing my exhaust to replace it with an after market one. the stock one is rusted to ****. we were trying to unbolt the down pipe from the header n while we were trying to un bolt them we torqued the bolts so much that the bolts bent. what should i do? sould i saw the bolts off?
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Re: help with removing down pipe from headers

Heat them with a torch so they expand then try to unbolt them.
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Old Sep 16, 2009
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Re: help with removing down pipe from headers

saw them bastards off and buy new ones. No point in trying to save them if they are bent/rusty. Nuts and bolts go for peanuts anyway.
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Re: help with removing down pipe from headers

mine did the same thing... i just cant find the bolts or springs any help?
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