Exhaust pipe replacement 1992 Accord

I'm about to replace the exhaust pipe on my granddaughter's '92 Accord
LX sedan. The toughest part looks like the rusted studs on the cat.
I've done this job on a '87 a few years ago and ended up drilling out
the studs after they snapped off and putting it all back together with
bolts. Anyone have any tricks for this repair before I end up in the
same place?

Bob

 

Have you ever tried the penetrating oil "PB Blaster"? It's a
step above the old liquid wrench. About $5 a can at
Wal-Mart, Autozone, etc. Soak, tap a bit, soak, wait an
hour, etc. It with leverage has successfully freed every
exhaust system bolt on my 91 Civic (driven in Northern U.S.
winters, salt, etc. for most of its life).

 

On similar jobs, I've taken the car to an area Car-X where the teenagers
there will put the car on a lift and burn the fasteners off with a torch
for me. They typically charge me $5 or so, and it's really worth it so
I don't have to work on rusty crabby bolts underneath a vehicle.

Of course, I have to drive home with a loud car and the windows down so
I don't catch too much exhaust, but that's no big deal.

 

I agree with this approach. After years of trying to free rusted bolts
while on my back and being rewarded only with skinned knuckles and alot
of rust crap in my eyes, I decided to pay the $10-$20 for Midas to
air-chisel them off and drive home sounding like a hot rod from hell!

--Jeff

 

I recently replaced the exhaust pipes on my wife's 1955 accord, and had
similar rust problems with the cat bolts. I ended up getting the nuts
off with the PB Blaster approach and a small cheapo "nut cracker" that
I got from my local parts store. The nut cracker didn't work very well,
but I think it distorted the nuts enough to break the rust-grip they
had on the studs and allow the PB blaster penetrate better. I consider
myself lucky, but it was very satisfying to get that pipe replaced!
Good luck.

 

1955 accord?????? Love to see that! lol

-Dave

 

Yeah, that would be pretty sweet. The car was/is a 1995 Accord.