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 Posted: 06-02-2005 05:25 pm
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Mark Rosenbaum



Joined: 03-12-2005
Location: Kingman, Arizona USA
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 Ken, attached is a photo of the new exhaust side mount on my car.  It's hard to get to, and one needs to approach from underneath.  IIRC I used a standard-length Craftsman combination wrench to hold the nut in place while I turned the mount by hand (lower nut removed first, of course).  As mentioned in my initial post, I thought that a stubby wrench would be the best tool for the job as it would be much easier to maneuver it so you could gain access to the nut.

Sander's comments are entirely sensible, though in my case I didn't find it necessary to remove tires.  I've had both hydraulic and mechanical jacks fail on me, and I ALWAYS use jack stands nowadays if I'm going under a car that's been lifted off its wheels.  Being slowly crushed by a car is no fun at all.

Ron, many thanks for the pointers to
http://www.onlinemetals.com  and  
http://www.emachineshop.com/  .
I've heard of both but have not yet used either one.

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