Trouble fitting new backbox!

[ElectroDan]

Well nothing ever goes to plan with cars does it?!

I needed a near rear silencer section, as I did have an MOT booked for today and my one had a large crack in it.

I phoned Nissan at the weekend, and they've stopped selling them. The local garage wanted £71 fitted, but EuroCarParts do them for £29. Bargain I thought, I'll save myself £40 fitting it myself, and gives me a chance to try my ramps out.

Getting it off last night was a pig. I didn't buy new rubbers, and the hangers were seriously rusty. Eventually I did though, and put the new backbox on the rubbers. I then went to get the bolts out of the old pipe so I could attached the backbox to the centre pipe, and this was were the fun continued! They were so badly rusted together than even a lot of 3-in-1 and a hammer couldn't budge them.

So, I couldn't connect the pipes, it was 8pm so nowhere open and I didn't have any spare nuts and bolts big enough

I picked some up at lunchtime though and rebooked the MOT, so fingers crossed I'll get it finished tonight!

Anyone else had this much fun replacing their backbox?

 

[andy]

no..........did you not have any wd40 .....and did you smear the new nuts and bolts with copper grease....

 

[tomwest]

i used an angle grinder to get mine off, and an arc welder to put it back on.

 

[markbognor]

Exhausts - an easy job that isn't.

 

[ElectroDan]

Oops no I haven't put copper grease on the new ones. That's purely to help get them undone next time isn't it?

I almost got it finished last night. There is a small gasket ring I got with the exhaust, which I sandwiched between the pipes. I then did them up as much as I could due to lack of room, but the 2 flanges aren't tight together and it's blowing a little.

I'll probably take it into a garage and ask them to finish it :down: