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Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 26, 2007, 03:22:46 pm

Guys please give me your secrets for tightening the outermost bottom nut .I have taken the motor lifting bracket off already and nothing fits in the area to tighten the flippin thing.

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Matt Demick on September 26, 2007, 03:26:14 pm

1/4" ratchet with a extention and universal joint

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Fraser Cassells on September 26, 2007, 03:26:32 pm

this works for me.. not this size, but the actual wrench. I bend it further than the angle provided.
http://mikoma.com/alloy_artifacts/Photos/tools/vlchek_db2425_wba2425_wrench_offset_panel_f_cropped_inset2.jpg

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Matt Fredrikson on September 26, 2007, 03:39:07 pm

its called a crowfoot socket  go and ask for one in the size you need at a good tool supply store like KMS

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: KevinBuckham on September 27, 2007, 01:44:50 pm

Crowfoot won't fit, but Fraser's suggestion sounds good.  I thought my 2G had it bad.

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Matt Fredrikson on September 27, 2007, 02:58:55 pm

really that sucks I got one on mine I thought  been awhile good luck bud

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: John Hartman on September 27, 2007, 06:51:55 pm

remove the heat shield on your power steering pump, its easy and it saves lots of pissing around.  When you put it back on you only have to put the nut back on the big one, not the little one.  Done this on at least 5 cars now, no rattles or problems.  Been off the red one for oh, what?  5 years?

Then like Matt said, 1/4" drive stuff.  Works well.  You can get it tighter with a normal wrench too. my 12mm wrench fits in.

I think I will knotch my power steering bracket(the cast iron black one) so that its not such a sharp angle.

Title: Exhaust mani nut from hell
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 28, 2007, 12:08:40 am

Great advice. Thank's guy's.