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schakal
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:19 pm

planning to get some more bits off the balck rt tomorrow that includes the exhaust system just for the sake of the cat .now where is the best place to work on to get the whole thing out in one go ,the back box is allready out btw
can i just undo the nuts to the down pipe and get the whole pipe out ?????
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:56 pm

yes you can
schakal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:41 am

not as easy as said as usual , this is the nut i got out ,there is not one on the other side anyway ,so what else is holding the fecking exhaust now ?

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Dan
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:51 am

there will be more than one bolt on the downpipe, generally 2 possibly 3, and the nut will be on the bunderside of the manifold, so you'll have to roll around on the floor to get it out!
schakal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:55 am

there are supposed to be 2 symetrical nuts dan ,you can see the one on the pictures ,on the other side the nut is missing ,must have fallen off at some point .

i dropped the exhaust down from the mid box to the front by cutting the rubber hangers .might it need a bit off wiggle ???
Dan
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:59 am

yup, give it a tap!
Neal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:12 am

have i missed something schakal, are you stripping your "1.8 SPI RT" or what?
schakal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:53 am

ayee mate , the rt is being stripped due to ferked clutch ,cracked windscreen etc.
tried to sell it in one piece but nobody wants it to be honest .
schakal
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:52 am

feck it Evil or Very Mad
the damm nuts under the springs sheared off , time for plan B me thinks Idea

will get the inlet manifold out and the exhaust manifold after and get the whole exhaust system out if space allows

any thing i am missing ??????
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:05 pm

i had to cut the subframe in half to get my old downpipe off the red clio.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:14 pm

thats a bit ott now mate ,get a grip
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:22 pm

im not saying u shuold do it.

im just saying i had to do it.

was the only way of getting it off, the wrecked had pushed it all back onto the downpipe.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:31 pm

so whats it got to do with me ? my car did not hit a tree did it Laughing

careless drivers Mad
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 9:15 am

lol, ok shacks from now on i wont put anything in what you post.

happy?
Neal
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:55 am

yes, ecstatic
schakal
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:47 pm

Roger Red Hat wrote:
lol, ok shacks from now on i wont put anything in what you post.

happy?


ayee ,that would decrease the spam levels nicely Laughing

cheers rog
schakal
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:10 pm

managed to get the inlet manifold out today ,god that was some serious work due to inlet and exhaust manifolds being on top of eachother.

now gained more space for the exhaust system and the exhaust manifold is loose too but cant get the feckin thing out due to lack of space underneath the car .

the top nuts of the downpipe are out but still cant get the bottom ones pushing the springs out. how the hell are you meant to get grip on the bottom nuts ???? the whole thing turns when i turn the nut Rolling Eyes
Lindsey
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:23 pm

Keep turning, the whole thing will come out...no biggie!
A14LN C
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:39 pm

schakal wrote:
so whats it got to do with me ? my car did not hit a tree did it Laughing

careless drivers Mad


bad week is it????? Rolling Eyes
schakal
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:39 pm

it did come out in the end Laughing

had to tilt the whole thing thousand times to get it out between the driveshaft and the steering rack
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