Hertsdriver
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Had a spare bit of time yesterday so got the car back up on the ramps and got the cats off again to trim the extra 10mm off.... also thought I would tackle the silencer mount bolts on the passenger side in case I want to change backboxes in the future, the long one came off fine after a bit of a struggle with the engine mount (it wouldnt undo, and ended up with the threaded section winding out of the mount with the nut stuck fast....) but the small one nearest the bumper was a right old pain! First the nut sheared off from the bottom, no problem I thought, just whack it upwards and out it will pop - oh no... turns out the bolt had welded itself to the spacer that sits in the centre of the mounting pad things (that look like round brillo pads...) and it wasnt going anywhere.. so had to get the angle grinder in (just fitted) as a hacksaw was making no progress... sliced the top of the bolt off and managed to get it all apart. had to make up a new spacer from 5 skateboard bearing spacers (which were luckily the right size...) and substituted the now defunct bolt for a piece of threaded bar.
Once all back together with new cat to manifold gaskets I have to say it sounds terrible... like a biplane. I can only think that its blowing from pretty much everywhere, and that I have probably over tightened the slip joints, so ill order up a new set of dansk joints which handily come with new silencer mounting bolts (currently discounted on ECP) and smother everything in mounting paste/sealant and try again...
I'm embarrassed to drive it at the mo, its horrible. :floor:
Once all back together with new cat to manifold gaskets I have to say it sounds terrible... like a biplane. I can only think that its blowing from pretty much everywhere, and that I have probably over tightened the slip joints, so ill order up a new set of dansk joints which handily come with new silencer mounting bolts (currently discounted on ECP) and smother everything in mounting paste/sealant and try again...
I'm embarrassed to drive it at the mo, its horrible. :floor: