88convert

yes, I've searched and searched, but I can't find anything. How do you get the damn cat off? I removed the 4 bolts, now what?

vrooom305

hit it with a hammer? did you take out the air pump line?

88convert

yes I tried that, and it's almost like the cat is stuck in there, right now the joints are covered in liquid wrench. the whole exhaust is rusted, and I need to replace the cat.

wargoblin

I chase cats out with my broom stick.


Hmmmm
Do you have a breaker bar? Thats what I used. Worked Great.

incubuseva

iTrader: (13)

try this stuff called pb remover. it's god on rust. just spray it on there, wait like 5 min then kill it w a hammer. i used it on my rusted over coilovers and it worked great. just remember to wait 5 min cuz i was whackin at 'em for a while and then suddenly it just moved lol.

Kai

It should pop right out.

88convert

i think I've heard of that, but now I gotta go beat the **** out of my cat right quick

speeddemon32

iTrader: (3)

wow, thats odd. i have never had it be that hard to take the cat off. usually the hard part is getting the 4 rusted bolt off, after that its pretty easy.

88convert

the ****** won't come out, idk what to do. I've beat it with a hammer, tried to pry the pies apart, but it won't come out

speed_monkey

Get a bigger hammer.

88convert

lol I'm kinda limited to tools right now, think I'll just bolt it back up and do it later

1RevvinFC3S

Take off your bolts at the flages where your mufflers go, take off the Y-Pipe, and pull the midpipe off. Thats what I did when I replaced my driveshaft.

MOBEONER

iTrader: (18)

i got the answere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


SAW SALL that bitch!!!!!!!1111

BlueSteel

that PB Blaster stuff is really great..spray it on and it dissolves rust after a little. also try one of those tiny torches u can get at autozone... or a real blowtorch : ) that fixes everything!

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

it's easy, you ram a broom handle up the *** end of it until everything falls out....


j/k

1RevvinFC3S

^That only works in penatentaries.

snub disphenoid

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Anyways, try the PB blaster stuff, it can melt through a styrofoam cup. Works wonders on stuck bolts, it just breaks surface tension right up.

MidnightOwl

I unbolted my cat and it freakin fell to the ground. Now its empty...muahahahaha.

88convert

lol, I right now I'm just guttin the cat, I still need to be able to put it back on. I got all four bolts off, and the front of the cat has started sparate from the midpipe, but it's almost like the back of the cat is welded to the y pipe. I'm not gonna cut it off, cause i need it later. for now I just put the 3 bolts ( one of the studs on the back of the cat stripped the threaqs clean out of the bolt) on and let the weight of the exhaust try to break the cat loose. the bolts only tighten a shorts ways down the stud on the cat, and I hand tightened them as much as I could ( in case the cat came off, I don't want it to fly out and hit the person behind me).

I'm in the process of building my own exhaust system, and I was wondering if anyone sod 2.5" exhaust pipng? I'm making my own y pipe, and it's gonna be straight through all the way back. I have a guy who works at midas (yes I know) but he will build me an exhuast, 2.5" all the way back with a pipe ran throught the cat (whole reason I need it off) plus a Ravin muffler for $275. Anybody ever heard of them, and is that a good deal, or should I just bend and weld it myself?