Can't get stock y off...
01-07-2010, 05:07 PM
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Can't get stock y off... Aight i'm getting pissed. Any tips on getting the factory y-pipe off at the intermediate pipe? I can't get the y and the I'pipe apart. I cut the bolts on the manifold flanges so thats off, and undid the clamp in the intermediate pipe, and it still won't come off. I've soaked it in PB blaster, and have spent the last few hrs letting it soak, and beating the **** out of it with a hammer towards the front, it won't budge.
01-07-2010, 05:13 PM
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the clamp is what has crimped it some
if i were you i would go to the back of the car and take loose the exhaust hangers so it will move and try to pull the I pipe away from the y pipe
if i were you i would go to the back of the car and take loose the exhaust hangers so it will move and try to pull the I pipe away from the y pipe
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01-07-2010, 06:53 PM
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Another option is buy the correct sized exhaust U clamp. Tighten it on the pipe. And that gives you something to beat on. That has worked for me before.
01-07-2010, 10:02 PM
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i got the bolts holding it out, then jus swung it back and forth andit slowly slid out... oh, i did spray some PB Penetrating lube into the joint, not sure if it helped, but i did it...
01-08-2010, 01:26 AM
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no need to buy tools, if u dont have a torch a local exhaust shop should help u out for cheap. this is not hard, just a pain. oh yeah, dont cut anything. lol
01-08-2010, 01:31 AM
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op id go to your local hardware and get yourself a handheld torch and heat it up. it should slide off
01-08-2010, 04:15 AM
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op if your going to spend money take it to a shop they might charge you 10 bucks and some hole in the wall exhaust shop..just my 2 cents...good luck and try swinging it back and forth it took alot of kicking and swinging to get mine off again good luck