SeattleSy#1255
Category 5 Conservative
using a cutting torch, what would you guys say is the best way to remove the cat/dp? where to cut, etc. I don't want to use a sawzall.
Removing Cat/DP
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SeattleSy#1255
Category 5 Conservative
bump for any advice before I decide to cut.
TYTILIDIE
METH HEAD
Dude I have to say somethin on this one cause I did this myself early this spring. It is atotal bitch to get your exhaust out. wheather you like it or not there will be a few things you will have to unbolt. The absolute worst part is that there are 2 bolts that hold the cat to the frame. These 2 bolts are very unaccessible. Youre best bet is a gear wrench. It was midnight when I did mine and nothing was open to go buy one. Once you cut off the entire exhaust system, the downpipe comes right off when you unbolt it. I used a sawzall on mine and I thoguht it worked out pretty good. The worst cutting part was from the axle back.
Mike
Mike
SeattleSy#1255
Category 5 Conservative
TO be honest, this project is not difficult with the exception of removing the cat for the dp and the f'n turbo coolant line pluged into the block on the bottom...i have got to every bolt without issue, what I can't get is simply the dp to just slide out of the cat...i have sprayed it, pryed with screwdrivers, bashed with mallets, smashed with hammers, heated the thing up with torches, and even punched it once with no results.
I will likely go the cutting torch or sawzall way.
Its pathetic, and thinks its going to win this war, but it has no clue that I have some nukes in my back pocket. And I will tell you this, the cat will pay with its life once its out, because I plan on thowing it down the street and running over it with my buddy truck...that is only the beginning!
I will likely go the cutting torch or sawzall way.
Its pathetic, and thinks its going to win this war, but it has no clue that I have some nukes in my back pocket. And I will tell you this, the cat will pay with its life once its out, because I plan on thowing it down the street and running over it with my buddy truck...that is only the beginning!
SeattleSy#1255
Category 5 Conservative
LOL that advice came to late anyway, but I appreciate it. I do not like other people to do work on this thing and the best way to learn is to do it yourself. Next time I do it, or help someone, i can shave hours off the time because I have already done it once.
I guess I just learn hands on and know it so I go the difficult route and do it myself. For example, i'll now get cutting torch experience which I wouldn't have got if i pawned the project off.
Pays off in the long run IMO, also saves $$$ if you are willing to sacrafice a bit of time and pumbled knuckles. :rock:
I guess I just learn hands on and know it so I go the difficult route and do it myself. For example, i'll now get cutting torch experience which I wouldn't have got if i pawned the project off.
Pays off in the long run IMO, also saves $$$ if you are willing to sacrafice a bit of time and pumbled knuckles. :rock:
TYTILIDIE
METH HEAD
I guess maybe the exhaust on the Sy is not as complicated as the Ty's. Is your cat have the two bolts on top of the frame? Are you doing this on your back? It took me about 1 1/2 hrs to get my exhaust out from DP to tail pipe. I tried to just take out the cat but its impossible with out cutting.
Mike
Mike