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Car Forum / Honda Cars / November 2006Exhaust 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). > I'm about to replace the exhaust pipe on my > granddaughter's '92 Accord [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bob 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'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. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Bob 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 > 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 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Bob 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. >I recently replaced the exhaust pipes on my wife's 1955 accord, and had 1955 accord?????? Love to see that! lol -Dave > >I recently replaced the exhaust pipes on my wife's 1955 accord, and had > > 1955 accord?????? Love to see that! lol > > -Dave Yeah, that would be pretty sweet. :) The car was/is a 1995 Accord. |
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