Im having trouble taking off my stock exhaust system... the bolts connecting the converter and the piping wont come undone no matter how hard I try to lossen it...I really need some help here. am i missing some tool? im using a socket wrench to try to lossen it...ive spraied it with 2 diff types of lube and let it sit...and still it wont budge...plz some one help!!!

and yes i am turning the right way
Lefty loosy, righty tighty

 

Impact Wrench. $40 at harbor freight, as much as $60 at some tool stores. It's invaluable if you plan to do this yourself.
To take my cat off the first time I sprayed both sides of the nut with "Blaster" penetrating lube after heating the nut with a propane torch. I'm not saying that YOU should do that, because that could get me in trouble if you blow'd up.... but it worked for me
If you don't wanna pop for an impact wrench, then I'd get a good cheater bar and pray.

Oh, and take the O2 sensor off first. Use a 7/8" line wrench.


Then search next time cause you coulda saved a lot of time

 

it is torques down pretty good ...you need a tourque gun(air gun)

 

ok i borrowed an impact wrench from a neihbor...and the damn nuts wont come off. i had it up to 90 psi and the ****in thing wont come off...wtf...

am i missing something else now?

 

hey heres what u do bro. get a torch.(lil propane or whatever gas it is lit flame) and burn it for a minute

 

damn computer...anyway to finish. then let it get cherry red not even actually but yea do that n it should loosen n flex... so then u use ur socket n rachet n go take it off should budge. and if you stripped the bolts go to craftsman store n get the stripped bolt remover iight bor take care any ques pm me

 

i guess i should consider myself lucky. i sprayed it with some wd40 before hand, and just went at it with a wrench and a towel. sure it was hard, but i got it eventually. probably would have been easier if i had the thing up on a lift.

good luck man. hope it works out for ya

 

you bolt might be stripped from the factory...i know my header to downpip bolts were...and i had to cut one of the bolt off to get mt sotck manifold off

 

hm i had an easy time with the bolts. no wd40, no lube. just a good ol floor jack, jack stands and a nice breaker bar. had trouble with the o2 sensor tho