how to drop exhaust on a 96 maxima
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how to drop exhaust on a 96 maxima
im doing my rear main seal and have to drop the exhaust but it one piece so i dont know if there any shortcuts removing the exhaust
i was wondering if i got to remove my c/v axle to to change my rms there is a post on here that says i can do it when i do my upper oil pan gasket without dropping my transmission . can it be done ?
i was wondering if i got to remove my c/v axle to to change my rms there is a post on here that says i can do it when i do my upper oil pan gasket without dropping my transmission . can it be done ?
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the y-pipe and cat most likely has bolts on them. Most stock exhaust allows you to unbolt the muffler. If you cannot, then u need to take a hack saw and then bring ur car back to a muffler repair shop to re-weld it back on. There is no way you can take off your exhaust that is one piece unless you unbolt the rear beam.
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Why not just lower it from under the engine/tranny, and in the middle of the car where it bolts to a hanger looking thing and just let it hang or rest on the ground while you do the rear main seal job!!?
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none of that has bolts to remove it in more than one piece unless it under the heat shield which i cant separate from the exhaust so i was just gonna lay it down and work around it like snyp said
Last edited by joseph.mcgowen; 10-06-2011 at 11:13 AM.
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Im not sure if you mean they are seized and you simply cant get them off, or if you truly mean your exhaust is all one piece. Which would mean someone before you replaced it, and poorly at that.
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Don't struggle with this unless you are positive that your RMS is done (meaning you overfilled with oil). If you didn't chances are its your half moon seal on the upper oil pan. If uncertain and don't know where to start, maybe someone else should be working on the car.
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for 1 *** off panda boy and i have only been able to work on the car at night and have almost no light but i got the exhaust off and i got the upper oil pan gasket so i can do that at the same time and i never over filled with oil but i have had a leak since i bought the car in feb so maybe the previous owner did so ima change both cuz i dont know which it is
Last edited by joseph.mcgowen; 10-08-2011 at 10:42 AM.
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my bad i jus dont appreciate bein talked to like i'm stupid he didnt have to post anything i can do without smart *** comments i joined this to help me fix my car not to get ragged on this is my first time doing this in a fwd i was jus hoping for someone with experience to give some some advice not criticism and i will get a light i just didn't have the $ till 2day
Last edited by joseph.mcgowen; 10-08-2011 at 06:41 PM.
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for 1 *** off panda boy and i have only been able to work on the car at night and have almost no light but i got the exhaust off and i got the upper oil pan gasket so i can do that at the same time and i never over filled with oil but i have had a leak since i bought the car in feb so maybe the previous owner did so ima change both cuz i dont know which it is
Having no light is a poor excuse for your whining. If you can't see, get some freakin drop lights. Can you not do any thinking on your own? Do you honestly need someone to hold your hand and tell you every little thing to do?
my bad i jus dont appreciate bein talked to like i'm stupid he didnt have to post anything i can do without smart *** comments i joined this to help me fix my car not to get ragged on this is my first time doing this in a fwd i was jus hoping for someone with experience to give some some advice not criticism and i will get a light i just didn't have the $ till 2day
The main reason I made the comment I did is for the fact that removing the exhaust is fairly easy. Much easier then getting to the rear main seal.
Even if it wasnt the oem setup and it was indeed a welded up one piece setup all you have to do is cut it into sections. Then upon reassembled have flanges welded up or use band clamps. Not very difficult.
Now if you had a more unique problem, involving in depth troubleshooting I could clearly see a reason to ask the .org for help. but to simply remove your exhaust is a bit much.
Last edited by Flava_24/7; 10-09-2011 at 10:47 AM.
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well i wasnt whinin bout **** if u dont like it dont post on my stuff no i havnt bought a book i didnt have the cash if i had a book i wouldnt need this site and i did the job without help from any one else so jus cuz i didnt know how to remove the exhaust dont mean i cant figure out how to do an rms there is a first time 4 everything and its sad ive had more response over this drama than the actuall problem by the exhaust was welded so i did have to cut it i just didnt want to and i thought i was missing something so ask me before ur a smartass next time
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well i wasnt whinin bout **** if u dont like it dont post on my stuff no i havnt bought a book i didnt have the cash if i had a book i wouldnt need this site and i did the job without help from any one else so jus cuz i didnt know how to remove the exhaust dont mean i cant figure out how to do an rms there is a first time 4 everything and its sad ive had more response over this drama than the actuall problem by the exhaust was welded so i did have to cut it i just didnt want to and i thought i was missing something so ask me before ur a smartass next time
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well i wasnt whinin bout **** if u dont like it dont post on my stuff no i havnt bought a book i didnt have the cash if i had a book i wouldnt need this site and i did the job without help from any one else so jus cuz i didnt know how to remove the exhaust dont mean i cant figure out how to do an rms there is a first time 4 everything and its sad ive had more response over this drama than the actuall problem by the exhaust was welded so i did have to cut it i just didnt want to and i thought i was missing something so ask me before ur a smartass next time
2. No capitalization.
3. Thats one really long sentence.
4. STILL whining.
And your exhaust WAS welded huh? Why didnt you put that in the first post??? We were all giving you advice about unbolting it, questioning if the bolts were stuck, questioning if you had it replaced before.
You came here for help and failed to provide us with the info needed to give help.
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well i wasnt whinin bout **** if u dont like it dont post on my stuff no i havnt bought a book i didnt have the cash if i had a book i wouldnt need this site and i did the job without help from any one else so jus cuz i didnt know how to remove the exhaust dont mean i cant figure out how to do an rms there is a first time 4 everything and its sad ive had more response over this drama than the actuall problem by the exhaust was welded so i did have to cut it i just didnt want to and i thought i was missing something so ask me before ur a smartass next time
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got torque specs from autozone upper oil pan came with blck rtv and my period button doesn't work it was welded under the heat sheild were i couldn't see waited over an hour before i refilled with oil i didn't realize i was being graded for my punctuation either so any more irrelevant questions
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