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YOUR RESEARCHhaeder to cat bolts
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Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
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Suggestion · Original poster
looking to replace corroded bolts header to cat 3 each side,common on 996 i believe, wondering if any one had any experiance of getting bolts out,mechanic at ninemeister said they will knock out with punch but was going to take cats of to do job and replace with stainless bolts and new gaskets,any info would be appreciated.phoned porsche and design 911 quoted £55 for 6 nuts and bolts and 2 new gaskets :?
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Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
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Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
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Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
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Replace 6 poxy bolts
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Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
looking to replace corroded bolts header to cat 3 each side,common on 996 i believe, wondering if any one had any experiance of getting bolts out,mechanic at ninemeister said they will knock out with punch but was going to take cats of to do job and replace with stainless bolts and new gaskets,any info would be appreciated.phoned porsche and design 911 quoted £55 for 6 nuts and bolts and 2 new gaskets :?
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
no i hav some stainless philidas locking nuts and stainless whashers,i plan on using some aluslip like copper slip but higher heat resistance,was wondering if any one had issues getting bolts out,was told by mechanic they would punch out ?
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looking to replace corroded bolts header to cat 3 each side,common on 996 i believe, wondering if any one had any experiance of getting bolts out,mechanic at ninemeister said they will knock out with punch but was going to take cats of to do job and replace with stainless bolts and new gaskets,any info would be appreciated.phoned porsche and design 911 quoted £55 for 6 nuts and bolts and 2 new gaskets :? ,got stainless,steel locking nuts and bolts from ebay £14 and £10 for two gaskets the ones porsche where selling are only galvanised or zinc plated robbing b--tards
Hi
I bought some stainless bolts for my 993 exhaust today. In fact the nuts are better off being a bronze zinc alloy or copper coated steel I think.
The problem is that stainless "galls" which means it welds to itself and can be very difficult to remove.
I was going to use plenty of copperslip on mine to try to prevent this.
Berni
Just make sure your nuts arn't Nylock as they will melt and loose the locking feature, the OPC nuts have the "mechanical" locking mechanism but they are terrible for corroding.
Suppose you could use a shakeproof washer.
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no i hav some stainless philidas locking nuts and stainless whashers,i plan on using some aluslip like copper slip but higher heat resistance,was wondering if any one had issues getting bolts out,was told by mechanic they would punch out ?
If you search the forum there are a number of historic threads relating to this topic and it seems that this particular course of action comes with various levels of woe!
Good luck with this one!
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made a start
as there is only really one nut left on eaxh side of cat i thought it would be easy to remove cats to do work,so i made a start and cut off clamp bolts on cats ***** metal cut like butter and replaced with stainless,give me bit of head start when i recieve other parts for job,when i phoned neinmaester to ask if there was any special bolts for job he started laughing t-sser and said look forward to picking your car up in couple of weeks.i told if i can change the rad you told me would be impossible for me to change im sure i can replace 6 poxy bolts that shut him up.these guys must think they are talking to complete idiots,so will keep you posted on my progress.
patgas - the fasteners between the headers and cat pipes are not bolts but captive studs which are fixed into the cat pipe flange. They are pressed into the steel flange. The nuts are on the header side.
You will need to split the joint, I suggest grinding them flush with the gasket face side once split and driving them out with a punch, since the knurling is straight.
The other option is to drill them out once you've ground them flush. Centre pop the stud then drill with a quality HSS drill as the studs are fabricated from very hard steel. Average quality drills will just blunt up and glow red!
HTH
Design 911 did the job for me which took an hour. The bolts/flange had to be heated before knocking them out! If you take a look under the rear end, all the nuts are the same...probably their worst design feature!!
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yes thanks i new they where studs but i am going to remove cats for ease heat up and try and punch out,shouldnt be a problem and if all else fails will drill them and i am going to replace with stainless nuts and bolts and cover in aluslip,cats will come off easy because hav recenltly put sports boxes on cheers for input,sorry when i said there was only one nut left on each side of cat i meant flange.
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