rx cruzzer

so i was attempting to put my new obx midpipe in today with my gf and i tried a little too hard to get two of the nuts off (the ones on the front of the cat facing towards the engine) and stripped them completely round. so me being the genuis that i am broke out the sawz all and cut of the bolts on both sides. so now im stuck with one completely stripped bolt and one stubb of a bolt (w.o out the heads of the bolt) and im in a big jam. so what im getting at is can someone help me get these sons of a BEESH's out!?!? any help is appreciated guys thanks!

zOMG-WAFFLEz

Either file the sides of the bolt head to accept a socket and retry or just cut and punch them out.
Personally, I cut mine off.

rx cruzzer

i cut one but now its stuck inside the hole and i cant get it out. any tiips?

RX8inSTL

iTrader: (7)

I just did this with mine they were all pretty much rusted in and would not turn at all, took it to a muffler shop today and paid 35 dollars to get them all cut off and replaced with new bolts. Well worth it.
Anyway if you already have the nuts off you need to try and hit the bolts through towards the rear of the car, they are grooved so that they wont spin and I assume wont push through if you try to hit towards the front. If I were you though let someone else deal with it. Mine were too big of a PITA.

wberkshire

samething happend to mine pretty much. take it to a shop i paid them like 20 bucks to get them out...lot less hasel. or you could drill through them if u have the tools...

Dirt_Nasty

iTrader: (2)

That would be because the bolts at the front of the midpipe/cat don't come out of the assembly. The nuts are what you have to remove.
I would recommend picking up a stripped bolt/nut removal tool from sears, saved my butt a few times.

bse50

If you're desperate just drill them out. Not a big issue, just buy new ones and you're done.

rx cruzzer

thanks guys. and i meant to say nut not bolt i know the boltsa are staionary. i may just drill them out seeing as tho i already cut one bolt off and the other is completely stripped. but im gonna save this project till the weekend i kinda like how my exhaust sounds right nnow anyway i left the mufflers off =) and its not half bad. i dont think my neioghbors enjoyed it tho when i let my car warm up this morning at 6 am but i dont really care!!!!

sauceyI986

those bolts are very easy to strip. but as Dirt Nasty says get a remover is your best bet.

rx cruzzer

do u think a air chisel would be able to get those bolts off cuz my sawzall wont fit to cut the last bolt off its too tight of a spot.

haasamanizer

I just went through the same thing yesterday. I used a sawz all to cut the head and stud side flush, and heated them up with an acetylene torch and was able to punch one out, the other two i had to drill out. It takes a lot of time and patience to do it yourself. I'd take it to a shop and pay the 20 or 30 bucks if I was you.