rocket3004

Hey guys, i was just taking my old rusty exhaust off and putting on my new one. I had everything i needed, new hangers, gaskets, anti-sieze lube, i mean a real quality job !
So i doused the two bolts connecting the axle section and mid section. I tried and tried to get them off. Finally, i got one off, took it nice and slow, so it wouldnt break. I moved on to the next one, and did the same thing but *snap*, broke that bia off. Now ive got the little threaded part of the bolt and the very tip thats unthreaded still in the bolt thats on the mid-pipe flange. Now, ive only got my new axle section now, so i have to get that little piece of broken bolt out so I can get this on.

Any ideas on how to get it out? I tried pliers to grab it and unscrew it, but it wouldnt grasp.

Any ideas?

rocket3004

come on guys, that thing is really bothering me! lol
Stupid rust!

dxhatch93

that happened to me before. you need to get a drill and drill out that piece of metal. than either rethread it or bolt it with a long screw and nut.

rocket3004

hey, good idea with the longer screw and nut, but if i do drill out the existing one, how easily can it be re-threaded??

rocket3004

Yeah, I just drilled that biznatch out and got a longer bolt and nut.
Those new hangers were a pain to get on, but in the end, it was worth it. Heh, the guy at the auto-parts store said that the anti-seize stuff wont come off your hands... looks like he was right... lol guess i gotta use more of that liquid pumice.

That tuner/baffle thing works too, with it in, its pretty quiet, with it out, deep, kinda loud... kinda like when i had a hole in my old rusty muffler, but it doesnt have that rasp when i hit no-tec.

anyways, i'm loving the new exhaust, great DIY project... now on to bigger and better thigs!