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Topic author - I am smitten with my van
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y pipe
How do I get the Y pipe out of my AWD? I have a couple of broken studs on the exaust manifolds and I cant get the y pipe out of the way to drill them out
. I am about to cut the cross over pipe and weld it back together. Just want to know if there is a easier way before I get cuttin!!
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Re: y pipe
You'll have to pull at least 1 of the torsion bars.
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2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
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2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Re: y pipe
I was afraid of that, what a crappy design. I let someone else do my cat 2 weeks ago, and I am kind of glad I didn't deal with that.
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Topic author - I am smitten with my van
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Re: y pipe
That's what I thought
, I think I will just cut the cross over pipe and just weld it back together.
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95 GMC Safari SLX "Mr. Cooper" (as my kids call it)
Re: y pipe
I took mine out in one piece to remove the cat and weld in a nice peice of pipe. This is on my 97 AWD. It took some doing, swearing, and thinking but I got it out. I took the bolts out of the cross member, using a floor jack to hold it. Jacked the front of the van up on the frame, not on the control arms and pryed down on the cross member and stuck a wedge in each side. Then if you pull back and twist and turn it came out. You need to get the van way off the ground. A hoist would be great but I did it with a standard 3 ton floor jack. Its messed up I about cut the thing also. Its like one of those nail puzzles where they are bent a certain way and only come apart just so.
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Bay City, MI
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4" leaf spring relocation mounts (by ME),
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All this gives me 5-6 inches of lift.
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1997 Buick Century 198,000 miles
Bay City, MI
1997 Astro LT 4x4 48,000 Miles,
Custom Lift: 3" body spacers, torsion keys,
4" leaf spring relocation mounts (by ME),
added a leaf spring from a 94 S10 blazer.
All this gives me 5-6 inches of lift.
General Grabber AT2 31X10.50R15
Custom fit Brush guard
Western 7' 6" plow pictures coming soon...
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1997 Buick Century 198,000 miles
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Re: y pipe
Is this how far you had to lift up the van to get the pipe off?
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Re: y pipe
No
But thats when I should have done it. When I had the sub frame out and put the new engine in. ![Dancing \:D/](./images/smilies/eusa_dance.gif)
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Brandon
Bay City, MI
1997 Astro LT 4x4 48,000 Miles,
Custom Lift: 3" body spacers, torsion keys,
4" leaf spring relocation mounts (by ME),
added a leaf spring from a 94 S10 blazer.
All this gives me 5-6 inches of lift.
General Grabber AT2 31X10.50R15
Custom fit Brush guard
Western 7' 6" plow pictures coming soon...
![Image](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/1996astro/P1010034small.jpg)
1997 Buick Century 198,000 miles
Bay City, MI
1997 Astro LT 4x4 48,000 Miles,
Custom Lift: 3" body spacers, torsion keys,
4" leaf spring relocation mounts (by ME),
added a leaf spring from a 94 S10 blazer.
All this gives me 5-6 inches of lift.
General Grabber AT2 31X10.50R15
Custom fit Brush guard
Western 7' 6" plow pictures coming soon...
![Image](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/1996astro/P1010034small.jpg)
1997 Buick Century 198,000 miles