pacesetter header issue
04-07-2009, 03:56 PM
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I dont see why that was neccessary...
if you pulled the header back a half inch, and placed the nut on the bolt, it would be past those little ridges...
if you pulled the header back a half inch, and placed the nut on the bolt, it would be past those little ridges...
04-07-2009, 03:59 PM
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You dont have an open ended wrench?
Since it is on the top it would be easy to use.
Since it is on the top it would be easy to use.
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04-07-2009, 09:37 PM
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This is not an isolated case.
I had the pleasure of taking off this header to replace it and the down pipe with our own header/Dp combo.
It took me @1-1/2 hrs to get that thing off due to the same problem, but on 3 of the top nut's.
The previous shop had ground down the shoulder of the nut's to get them on and they still dug into the primaries.
I had the joy of getting them off with an open end wrench that I could only turn a fraction at a time!
I had even gone as far as grinding down one of my sockets to bare minimum, but that wouldn't even work.
This is an assembly problem that needs to be fixed for future customers.
I had the pleasure of taking off this header to replace it and the down pipe with our own header/Dp combo.
It took me @1-1/2 hrs to get that thing off due to the same problem, but on 3 of the top nut's.
The previous shop had ground down the shoulder of the nut's to get them on and they still dug into the primaries.
I had the joy of getting them off with an open end wrench that I could only turn a fraction at a time!
I had even gone as far as grinding down one of my sockets to bare minimum, but that wouldn't even work.
This is an assembly problem that needs to be fixed for future customers.
04-07-2009, 09:41 PM
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This is not an isolated case.
I had the pleasure of taking off this header to replace it and the down pipe with our own header/Dp combo.
It took me @1-1/2 hrs to get that thing off due to the same problem, but on 3 of the top nut's.
The previous shop had ground down the shoulder of the nut's to get them on and they still dug into the primaries.
I had the joy of getting them off with an open end wrench that I could only turn a fraction at a time!
I had even gone as far as grinding down one of my sockets to bare minimum, but that wouldn't even work.
This is an assembly problem that needs to be fixed for future customers.
I had the pleasure of taking off this header to replace it and the down pipe with our own header/Dp combo.
It took me @1-1/2 hrs to get that thing off due to the same problem, but on 3 of the top nut's.
The previous shop had ground down the shoulder of the nut's to get them on and they still dug into the primaries.
I had the joy of getting them off with an open end wrench that I could only turn a fraction at a time!
I had even gone as far as grinding down one of my sockets to bare minimum, but that wouldn't even work.
This is an assembly problem that needs to be fixed for future customers.
which is why i had to take a hammer to the primaries to make themf lat on top, was a damn pain in the ass; now i have to work on fixing the downpipe bc my exhaust is sticking 1.5" inches further back and its bc i need to cut the end of the dp and make it shorter witht he supplier flange and pipe, i was wonderign what it was for lol, another trip to the exhaust shop x_xalso the supplied gasket was not port matched, i compared it to the new GM one i had, not port matched, i compared it to the flange on the header, not port matched, the damn thing had every hole to small :p i even used a sharie to outline how the stock one was, and how the port on the header was x_x
Last edited by Jn2; 04-07-2009 at 10:04 PM.
04-08-2009, 12:32 AM
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also the supplied gasket was not port matched, i compared it to the new GM one i had, not port matched, i compared it to the flange on the header, not port matched, the damn thing had every hole to small :p i even used a sharie to outline how the stock one was, and how the port on the header was x_x
04-08-2009, 03:36 AM
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actually the 2 bolts they sent me for my ball joint thing were to long and didnt let me tighten it down right..i just bought short bolts...and 10k miles plus no problems
04-08-2009, 01:14 PM
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yeah i got 2 bolts that were to short too :p, not to short just the threading wasnt for the entire lenght of the bolt, so i coudlnt tighten it all the way, but thats a easy fix, i didnt get a chance to go to my exhaust shop; dont feel like paying them to cut 1" off myy exhaust bc it touches the torsio beam :p ima just wrap my catback with header wrap, its stainless steel so it wont rust 
that will stop rattling noises, and my tip is clamp'd on so i can slide it back a tad bit again, problem solved and it saved me money
that will stop rattling noises, and my tip is clamp'd on so i can slide it back a tad bit again, problem solved and it saved me money
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