Trying to remove nut from exhaust

[2wrench]

Removed the exhaust pipe where it meets the flange at the
bottom of the exhaust manifold. Went back to the first
joint back and removed the brackets where pipes meet there.

Now pipes are soooooo old and, well, stuck, getting those
buggers apart is hellashish.

Maybe I'll go for the super duper magnet on the end of a
hose or something, before trying to pry these suckers apart.

Think of it as some kind of a fishing game....

Wanna go fishing, anybody???? Any other ideas???

 

[tomshobby]

Maybe locate the approximate position of the bolt. Then have a muffler shop cut a hole and remove it then weld a patch to seal the hole.

 

[Mkutz]

Buy a new exhaust pipe, get your angle grinder out, and just cut that sucker off.

 

[poolboy]

If that bolt gets into the muffler with baffles, forget about it; it'll stay there.

 

[MGTF1250Dave]

Aloha 2wrench,

Trying to run a magnet strong enough to attract a bolt and keep it as you retrieve it might be a real challenge as it will be surrounded by a ferrous metal pipe which will also attract the magnet. You may then have a bolt and a magnet in the exhaust pipe.

The easiest thing maybe to cut the pipe in an easily accessible place(s) and look the bolt. A muffle shop can weld the pipe back together or add a connector if necessary.

Good luck.

 

[2wrench]

Some creative stuff, guys. Thanks for the thinking caps. I'll let you
know where my sword falls.

 

[IanF]

I'm really confused...

If any of the system is rusty, why bother to save any of it? Cut everything off. Replace with new.

What's the problem? :confuse:

 

[angelfj1]

2wrench:

I agree with Ian. Don't try to salvage any of the old exhaust system. That would be a false economy. A new standard system (mild steel) is fairly cheap and an old system could become a safety issue should leaks develop.

Good luck, fja

 

[DougF]

I would agree on replacement. But, if you had that super magnet, why couldn't you run it on the outside of the pipe and slowly pull the nut up the pipe?

 

[Brosky]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]why couldn't you run it on the outside of the pipe and slowly pull the nut up the pipe?[/QUOTE]

Possibly a rust and carbon build up on the inside of the pipe. Don't ask me how I know about that.

 

[DNK]

I love the title of this post.
Don't know how to rid from the exhaust ,but the driver seat is easy.

Hide "HER" keys.

 

[Royal_58]

Some of the magnet parts chasers have a non-magmetic shroud around the magnet on the wand so they don't stick to everything on the way to pick up the intended part. You might try that inside a piece of surgical tube and slide it in the pipe. Or a shop vac on the end of a garden hose and......

Suck it Up!

 

[DougF]

You can go to a local auto parts store and find a "grabber" tool with a flexible shaft. They are about 2 feet long, you press the end and 3 metal jaws extend out to grab the offending part. There is the chance that the nut is beyond the length of the tool, or you could push it away with it, but regardless it is a nice thing to have in the garage.

 

[mikespain]

The magnet in the hose pipe works:tried it done it and success 90% of the time.Make sure you don't push the nut into the muffler box(if there is one) so measure that distance first,and don't go beyond it.use a strong magnet FIRMLY attached to hose pipe or tubing(glued and bound) and you should have no problems retrieving it unless it has already dropped into the muffler if so leave it till you have to change the exhaust-can't damage the engine as is on the blowing side.If you can't stand the rattle(if it does rattle)then you know you are into changing the exhaust.

 

[2wrench]

Success in retrieving a bolt!

Downside kinda bummer: Discovered there is still something else in there.
Have to open her up and go back in.

Bought a magnet tool at Napa. Fashioned onto it for extension a clear
plastic tubbing I had in the garage to siphon fluids and check it out
as follows:

Here's a slightly out of focus shot, (sorry), of the bolt I pulled out.
Looks like a newer replacement hardware of sorts. Seems kinda funny, cause
we were in dismantlement mode when it was supposed to have been lost.
Go figure....unless, of course, there was more than one slip and I wasn't
told of the second....anyway.....

And a slightly clearer shot shows the end of the magnet (tool). Notice the
red plastic sheath surrounding the end of the tool. Really helped, I think,
to push the thing down where it had to go without binding on the sidewalls:

Moral to the story: This is a novice's mistake. The next time I drop the
exhaust pipe from the exhaust flange on the motor, I'll cover the exhaust pipe
openings with some kind of tape....plug the holes with rags...something.