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collector studs and nuts help!! (changing tranny)

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noxious_mustang

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i cant get the nuts to budge off the studs at all, or the whole stud spins...where the collector bolts to the factory h-pipe ive tried breaker bars, 3 different impacts, etc...the two driver side are so tight the whole stud spins when you try to loosen them cant get to one of the passenger sides....man changing this tranny is kicking my arse! (4r70w) got any tricks...ive used enough pb blaster to kill a horse....and does the starter come out first or the h-pipe?
 
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Got a cutting torch? Maybe just heating the nut will loosen it, but you will probably have to cut it off since the stud is spinning. Unless you can get vise grips around the shank. If you use heat make sure there are no gas leaks or fumes!
 

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i already cut through it with a dremel....nut no loosy....and tried heating it after cuttin it....then tried impacting it off....no worky...
 

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noxious_mustang said:
i already cut through it with a dremel....nut no loosy....and tried heating it after cuttin it....then tried impacting it off....no worky...
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cut more you didn't go far enough, or use a nutcracker.
 
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