need help installing catback for rx8
#1
need help installing catback for rx8
i needed help taking out the stock exhaust to put in a greddy but my problem is i cant take out the exhaust part because i dont know how to pull out the bolt next to the bushing..Does anyone know how to take them off and with what tool help me out please
#2
what bolt are you talking about? There are the two spring bolts securing the pipe to the cat pipe- that's it. The rest are hangers. The two spring bolts are torqued on really tight- you need to hulk out on them.
#5
after doing this a couple times I found an extremely easy way to do it. Just take a flat head screw driver, stick it in between the bushing and the hanger and open pry it open a little, then take some wd40 and spray it into the opening, by the time you do it to all of them the first few can come off with just using your hands.
#7
after doing this a couple times I found an extremely easy way to do it. Just take a flat head screw driver, stick it in between the bushing and the hanger and open pry it open a little, then take some wd40 and spray it into the opening, by the time you do it to all of them the first few can come off with just using your hands.
never use wd40 on anything rubber or plastic
#8
#10
the oil sure does stink up the area around your car for a while when the new exhaust heats up! If I did it again I'd try soapy water first!
#11
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
My hangers are just fine.
#13
i used lube and penetrating spray. the hangers were easy peasy. Another good trick is while you're prying with one hand bounce the exhaust with the other hand up and down left and right and it makes them come off fairly easy.
Putting them back in is so easy all you need is minimal effort (use lube everything up)
Putting them back in is so easy all you need is minimal effort (use lube everything up)
#14
"WD-40 can be used on just about everything. It is safe for metal, rubber, wood and plastic."
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
My hangers are just fine.
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
My hangers are just fine.
So its "some" plastics.
#15
If thats what the hangers are made from, then i guess I should stop using it, thanks for the info.
I guess my new instructions would be:
"Just take a flat head screw driver, stick it in between the bushing and the hanger and open pry it open a little, then take some soapy water in a spray bottle and spray it into the opening, by the time you do it to all of them the first few can come off with just using your hands."
I guess my new instructions would be:
"Just take a flat head screw driver, stick it in between the bushing and the hanger and open pry it open a little, then take some soapy water in a spray bottle and spray it into the opening, by the time you do it to all of them the first few can come off with just using your hands."
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