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Removing manifold nuts

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Removing manifold nuts

Post by lxstuart » Thu May 16, 2013 9:17 pm

The nuts that hold the manifold to the downpipe, is there an easy way of getting these off?

I've got two of them off, its just the last one that is refusing to give. I've tried big sockets (3/4 drive), hammering the sh1t out of it, drifts......

Still not budging. The only way of getting any heat on it would be to remove the rads, and I don't much fancy that.

Next option is to try to drill it, though something tells me that wont go too well either.

How do people normally get these off, or is there another way to remove the mani & downpipe?
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Post by NafemanNathan » Thu May 16, 2013 9:23 pm

Most of the time I like to shear them off ;-)

Can you get a socket on it without it rounding then?
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Post by NafemanNathan » Thu May 16, 2013 9:27 pm

I had to do this to one of the ones on the 3rd gen...

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Used the dremel with a cutting disc.
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Post by lxstuart » Thu May 16, 2013 9:32 pm

I would be so happy if it sheared, yet it refuses to do even that.

And I can't find the charger for my dremel :evil:
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Re: Removing manifold nuts

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu May 16, 2013 9:56 pm

Nut splitter?
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Re: Removing manifold nuts

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu May 16, 2013 10:01 pm

newkid wrote:
FrontBackSide2Side wrote:Nut splitter?
Hard enough getting your hands in there nevermind a nut splitter :lol:
Lol I can't really picture it :lol:
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Post by taz8520 » Thu May 16, 2013 10:07 pm

Grinder ? I used blow torch and HGV air gun when took mine off :lol:,
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Post by Pushki » Thu May 16, 2013 10:11 pm

Soak them overnight with some penetrating oil. :ugeek:
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Post by Ted » Thu May 16, 2013 10:16 pm

If its not rounded and hasn't snapped your not trying hard enough :lol:

If at first you don,t succeed get a bigger spanner :lol:

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Re: Removing manifold nuts

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu May 16, 2013 10:21 pm

Single hex socket and big breaker bar?
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