Exhaust Passenger Side H Pipe To Header Bolt

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thatone1320copcar

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How??? how do you get this out. ive tried many combinations of swivels, extensions and sockets. nothing i try fits. i think whoever welded this back together was a little off on pipe bends? not sure but i litterally cant fit anything here, even tried an 18mm wrench. nothing fits in this space... i had to remove the o2 to get any kind of clearance and even that was a pita because the back end of the o2 was resting on the frame. any help is greatly appreciated . sorry for bad picture quality .

 

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soupnutz

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I had a custom made socket for that bolt. I took a grinder to an 18mm deep well. You could try unbolting the engine from the motor mounts an jacking it up a little. Could get you a little more wriggle room.

 

mogs01gt

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Why is there a weld on that pipe?

Here is how I've always done it.
BP blaster!!
18mm(I thought it was 16 but havent had mine off in a while) deep well
swivel
long extension
Lots of arm strength or impact.

From the picture, looks like you'll need to apply some heat to it. A cheap torch from habor freight would work great. Also, you need to use a good swivel or you'll snap it. I snapped three cheap ones back in the day

 

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Previous owner cut and welded "magnaflow high flow" cats on... but they are now clogged and causeing super excessive back pressure. i soaked in pb blaster, theres no room to get a deep 18mm on it, i can barely get a normal size 18mm and i cant even get the normal size all the way on....

 

mogs01gt

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thatone1320copcar said:

Previous owner cut and welded "magnaflow high flow" cats on... but they are now clogged and causeing super excessive back pressure. i soaked in pb blaster, theres no room to get a deep 18mm on it, i can barely get a normal size 18mm and i cant even get the normal size all the way on....

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There should be plenty of room for a socket unless the muffler shop heated and then bent the pipe. Or the car was in an accident and the "frame" has been twisted.

 

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thatone1320copcar

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Either is a possibility. previous owner was in front end collision about 8 years ago.... he was also the one who got the exhaust done

 

90sickfox

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I've seen am issue like that. The car had convertible mounts made and it made it a pita. I suggest loosening the motor mounts and jacking the motor up. Makes life easier.

 

wmburns

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Consider that the motor mounts may be broken and that is allowing the motor to set lower in the K-member than normal. The Mustang is hard on motor mounts and I know from personal experience that when the motor mounts are broken the motor WILL set much lower in the K-member. The amount of drop is very dramatic when comparing the before to after.