y-pipe tricks?
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got this thing is being a pain in the ***. 2 days of soaking in pb blaster and a 150lb impact gun on it and it wont budge. every time i try to break it loose like i did with all the others with a 3 foot breaker bar it pop off because of the wobbly socket. tomorrow im going to try turning it in and out and seeing if that will break it out.
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I use a weird combination of long extentions, a ratcheting 3/8 breaker bar, a universal, deep 15mm socket. I've been really lucky on my late model Y pipe dropping.....no broken studs. Upon install, I like to brush on a nice heavy layer of anti-seize on the threads full length. That helps next time you've gotta fight it again.
On the back of the Y pipe, where it meets the single pipe, I suggest removing all those studs and using bolts. I now only have to drop the Y-pipe to drop the trans or pull the engine.
The side that you've got the last nut still there...thread on the other nut on the same side of the engine....then try to loosen the stuck nut.
You 3.0's have it nice..... 4.0 it's IMPOSSIBLE to drop the trans without removing the Y pipe. At least the SOHC 4.0...
On the back of the Y pipe, where it meets the single pipe, I suggest removing all those studs and using bolts. I now only have to drop the Y-pipe to drop the trans or pull the engine.
The side that you've got the last nut still there...thread on the other nut on the same side of the engine....then try to loosen the stuck nut.
You 3.0's have it nice..... 4.0 it's IMPOSSIBLE to drop the trans without removing the Y pipe. At least the SOHC 4.0...
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my bad this is the gun...
Amazon.com: Ingersoll-Rand IR-231 1/2-Inch Super Duty Impact Wrench: Home Improvement
but it seems that with about every impact ive ever used if u use it to put on lug nuts if u go as tigh as it will go and then go over the nuts with a ft-lb ratchet (cant remember what its called) it puts bolts at about 100ftlbs or so...i cant imagine it tighting a bolt with 425 ftlbs...seem insane..IMO
Amazon.com: Ingersoll-Rand IR-231 1/2-Inch Super Duty Impact Wrench: Home Improvement
but it seems that with about every impact ive ever used if u use it to put on lug nuts if u go as tigh as it will go and then go over the nuts with a ft-lb ratchet (cant remember what its called) it puts bolts at about 100ftlbs or so...i cant imagine it tighting a bolt with 425 ftlbs...seem insane..IMO
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