[hezy]

I can not get the two bolts unscrewed off the cat/long pre muffler pipe. I tried spraying it with WD-40 and waitng and no luck. I tried putting a pipe on the end of the handle of the socket wrench for more torque and nothing. This sucks. I bought a magnaflow cat-back to install and can not do anything about it. My truck is only 8 months old and those bolts are all rusted to shit. Did the Michigan winter rust the underside of my truck that bad? Any helplful ideas would be appreciated.

 

[mudferret]

Great Lakes winters are hell on vehicles thanks to the ultra-salted roads... Soak those bolts a bit more. Spray them tonight, spray them tomorrow, spray them the next day, then try installing that muffler.

 

[hezy]

I will go do that now. Thanks man!

 

[Sam Damage]

I can not get the two bolts unscrewed off the cat/long pre muffler pipe. I tried spraying it with WD-40 and waitng and no luck. I tried putting a pipe on the end of the handle of the socket wrench for more torque and nothing. This sucks. I bought a magnaflow cat-back to install and can not do anything about it. My truck is only 8 months old and those bolts are all rusted to shit. Did the Michigan winter rust the underside of my truck that bad? Any helplful ideas would be appreciated.

you might want to try an impact wrench for those stubborn bolts. you can pick up at a hardware store, hell even super walmart sells them, though i don't think they are cheap. heres one thats not to bad in price that might help you out:
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDU...cm_pla=D-25X&cm_ite=BID10300151-impact_wrench

as for the michigan winter rust issue ... i'm your rival to the south and its bad here, you just need to make sure you are consistantly cleaning off the underside of your truck as well as the rest of it.

hope you get those bolts off ... i know how frustrating it can be to be held up by that problem.

 

[scottnmos]

I can not get the two bolts unscrewed off the cat/long pre muffler pipe. I tried spraying it with WD-40 and waitng and no luck. I tried putting a pipe on the end of the handle of the socket wrench for more torque and nothing. This sucks. I bought a magnaflow cat-back to install and can not do anything about it. My truck is only 8 months old and those bolts are all rusted to shit. Did the Michigan winter rust the underside of my truck that bad? Any helplful ideas would be appreciated.

Their exhaust bolts, and probably all rusted too. You wouldnt want to put those back on anyways. Just take a sawsall to the bolt and cut it off. Then go get some new ones for 2 bucks at home depot. Faster and youll be better off in the long run.

 

[Sam Damage]

Their exhaust bolts, and probably all rusted too. You wouldnt want to put those back on anyways. Just take a sawsall to the bolt and cut it off. Then go get some new ones for 2 bucks at home depot. Faster and youll be better off in the long run.

good point ... however you get them suckas off be sure to replace them and get stainless steel hardware to help stave of the rust. i have already replaced a handful of bolts on the underside of my truck. :welder:

 

[ShowStop]

The nuts they use are welded on split nuts that are oblonged to hold the bolt. That and the rust is gonna make it hard to break them loose. Soak it with penetrating spray, and give it a try. If you do bust a bolt, you will have to remove the nuts that are welded on and use a new nut and bolt

 

[rdrector]

I've always heated them them up with a torch till they're red. They usually come right off then. If you try this just make sure you clean off the WD40 since it's flamable.

 

[05'DCTaco]

I've always heated them them up with a torch till they're red. They usually come right off then. If you try this just make sure you clean off the WD40 since it's flamable.

One tip dont touch them when theys red!