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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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I am installing long tube headers on a 96. How do you get the cat off the drivers side? There is a bracket bolted to the bell housing and I see no way to get to the top bolt. Thanks for any help.
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I am installing long tube headers on a 96. How do you get the cat off the drivers side? There is a bracket bolted to the bell housing and I see no way to get to the top bolt. Thanks for any help.
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You got to use an extension with the swivel. It does comes out, I've done it twice. Good luck
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You got to use an extension with the swivel. It does comes out, I've done it twice. Good luck
Hey thanks for your help. I tried an extension with a wobble end and one with a universal joint, no luck. I am working on a 96 with a 6 speed. There are some tabs on the tunnel right in front of the bolt that are keeping me from getting on the bolt.
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Hey thanks for your help. I tried an extension with a wobble end and one with a universal joint, no luck. I am working on a 96 with a 6 speed. There are some tabs on the tunnel right in front of the bolt that are keeping me from getting on the bolt.
Hmmm. I have a 96 with a ZF and I had no trouble removing all of them. You have to maneuver and think outside the box. Sometimes a direct approach is not the most preferred method.
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