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Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:44 pm
by slaterfett
Hi guys.
I'm in the process of refitting my exhaust. I've got to fit the exhaust to the mainfold but there are two springs which fits around the bolt then goes in to the mainfold.
How the hell do you compress these to get them to fit????
Cheers folks!
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:23 pm
by cookie
normally the bolts are longer then the springs, and the spring compresses when you do the bolt up. could be different on an sj but sounds like you got the wrong bolts.
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:16 pm
by turbo-tom
24inch ratchet extention bar and push the springs flippin' hard thats how I did mine
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:20 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Mine were long enough and just bolted up.
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:02 pm
by ROBBIE
Throw the springs away
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:27 pm
by Darrell
Mine is fitted with the original bolts. You can start them with no spring compression and wind them in until they reach the flange. At this they also have the correct compression/tension.
Re: Fitting the springs on the exhaust help!!
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:35 pm
by Darrell
slaterfett wrote:Hi guys.
I'm in the process of refitting my exhaust. I've got to fit the exhaust to the mainfold but there are two springs which fits around the bolt then goes in to the mainfold.
How the hell do you compress these to get them to fit????
Cheers folks!
I guess you don't have the original bolts so I would use a socket and extension from under the vehicle.
You can put a loose nut or 2 into the socket so as to stop the bolt head from entering the socket too far.