Hey, trying to take off my stock downpipe, got the 2 bolts off, but the 3 studs are proving to be a problem. I got the nuts off the studs, but how are you supposed to take the studs out?

Spanks

 

What do you need to re use the studs for? You can try double nutting, but they're pretty hard to take out. Or from what I remember with the up pipe studs

 

PB blaster, let it sit... Or have someone hit It while you turn

 

i pb blasted the living poop out of it, how am i supposed to turn it when it's just a stud?

 

why are you taking the studs out? Just curious.

 

Disassemble the mount flange bolt at the bottom curve of the DP and it should allow movement of the DP. Don't know why you need to take studs out.

 

you do not need to take the studs out...... leave them alone

take off the 5 nuts on the downpipe attached to turbo, undo the bolts/nuts midway down the car at the other end of the downpipe, remove downpipe


i took mine on and off today. takes me all of 5 minutes to remove it

 

the studs stay on the turbo!!!!!

 

wow
kids and Subarus

 

A saw

My phone does not exist in a Harem. But on the interwebs it does.

 

I realized they stay on the turbo after I decided to unscrew everything else and the downpipe pretty much fell out. Woo stage two power.

Thanks for the replies tho, from everyone

Edit :I should start a consolidated thread for all my dumb facepalm-worthy questions

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Another day, another WR0ng3r.

 

Here's another little "tip": think about keeping all your key stock exhaust parts so you don't also have a "I need to buy or borrow xxxx to pass smog" thread.

 

Yay! Officially I'm not the worst mechanic on i-club

Thanks w0ng3r!