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Originally Posted by burgermeister View Post
Oxyacetylene is the trick to muffler bolt removal. Takes about 1 minute / bolt. Especially handy for the cat, where you can't fit the angle grinder. SS bolts with bronze nuts comes apart nicely every time - I use 5/16 SAE, because it's easy to come by and 13mm wrenches fit.

It's helpful to disconnect the 2 rear motor mounts and drop the engine a couple of inches to get the rear sheetmetal piece out.
My engine is out, but not yet on a stand...
You are not kidding about the cat bolt being out of reach...
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