jofatts187

Alright so im buying a new exhaust for my 98 civic but i wanna make sure I can install it myself before getting it...im kinda new to this stuff...so help would be great.
Right now im trying to take off my exhaust.

I took these pics of my car, what do you take of this, it looks like these clips hold the exhuast go all the way down but how do you get it off...



please help me out, I know you guys know this stuff


OK thanks!!!

bkmc24

Spray WD40 on them and pull them off?
Loosen all your bolts first and plan on breaking a few as well. PB blast every bolt and nut at least 3 times in 15minute intervals before you attempt to take them off.

bkmc24

Oh and also, for the O2 sensors, be sure you unclip them before you try and remove them, they well be seized most likely. Have fun and good luck!

jofatts187

OH ok so those will pop off the clips. alright good, didnt really look like they would when i was looking at it, and unplug the o2 sensors, ill try to locate that lol.

SuperSteve737

Yeah dude, those are just rubber mounts that hold the pipes in place. They can and probably will be a pain in the *** to take off, but they will come off.

bkmc24

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they are the only wires coming out of the exhaust

jofatts187

ok sounds good..so this isnt a imposible job for somone who doesnt have alot of tools...I can do this with some jackstands and wrenches?

bkmc24

Should be able to. Make sure you have the right sizes and should be fine, wuold be ALOT easier if you borrow a socket set and a breaker bar.

jofatts187

yeah i have those. Im guessing the hardest part is gonna be the rusted bolts

Blk00EJ8

rusted bolts... you have no idea. biggest PITA ever.

jofatts187

so am i looking at bolts snapping...on me cause i dont have the money to afford someone to get broken bolts out. and i dont have the tools to do it

Infinity_Racer

yeah expect the bolts to snap off...even with a lot of wd40 them things still stay stuck...

jofatts187

well i dont know... i had so many bolts snap when changing my struts.

blk92_d16

A mini blow torch is your friend on those stubborn bolts!

forcefedferio

you can use a flathead screwdriver to wedge in the rubber hanger and help pry it out, or a pair of channel locks (slip-joint pliers) putting one end of the jaw on the metal part and the other on the rubber and squeezing the pliers closed, this will help pop the rubber hanger of that stubborn mushroom shaped head of the metal hanger.

jofatts187

ok. thanks for the advice

bkmc24

Just go buy new bolts for the exhast dood