My forward O2's I was able to get loose - But the rears , forget it - I didn't try heating them up - those don't really go bad that often .

Did you heat the pipe up first with Propane or MAP gas yet ? Heating makes a big difference..

 

no i havnt tried heat yet. i will give it a shot, im still stuck on how to get to the passanger side, with the splashshield off theres still the frame and some kinda line running in front of it, maybe a tranny cooler line? idk.
Scott

 

If you remove that new bolt in the picture (right in the middle ) that attatches the trans dipstick tube to the head - The whole tube pulls out.

Just the one bolt is all , theres an o-ring that holds it down on the side of the trans . Take the bolt out and pull

Make sure you don't get any dirt in the hole it comes out of - cap it or plug it right away..

 

ok that makes more sense how it would work with taht out of the way. tomorrow i will hopefully get them changed. thank you for all that help.
Scott

 

one of those oxygen and mapp gas setups work great. has that flex hose. hard to get a regular bottle with a torch tip in there. be careful not to heat it to much and weld it to the pipe.

 

GOT IT!!! didnt use any heat, soaked them with PB blaster, i could not get the special socket on there. i broke them both loose with an open end wrench then could turn the by hand. may be just me but it runs smoother idk one of the bolts on my drivers side flange is broke also alone with the manifold bolt thats broke but no leaks? if it aint broke dont fix it? lol or fix it until it is broke lol. if long tubes wernt so friggin expensive they would be in there with highflows. oh well, thanks for all the much needed help guys,
Scott

 

good to hear. i always write as much as i can down on what size wrenches/extensions etc... so next time i just go right to those notes if i ever have to do it again. the old memory isnt what it used to be.

 

if thats not leaking you are lucky and leave it be for now. lots of people have that annoing tick/tick and dont care. when mine leaked it drove me crazy.had to fix it.

 

I've been lookin for a set of longtubes myself for my 98- So far I found these to be the cheapest -

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/pe...4&brandid=4292

 

so heres my excuse. ok mom, ive got bolts broke in my exhaust. and my manifolds are rusty, i need to buy some new headers and cats sounds good lol?

 

Klitch and Faster said to get this kit instead - there better and look what it comes with - Moms are easy , Dads can usually see thru the bullsh^t, just gotta catch them in a good mood..

http://search.stores.ebay.com/Tuning...986647QQsofpZ0