Re: exhaust hanger, 5KTQ

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

I did this a few months back.  Pain in the ass.  As I recall, the 2 bolts
that hold the bracket to the transmission have to be removed.  The lower
one first, then use a lever to spin the bracket up and get access to the
upper bolt.

If you press in a new bushing and want to install this without removing the
trans. from the car, you have to slot the heat shield so that it can be
installed last.  Otherwise there  is no way to get that bolt out of there.
The bolt that goes through the center rubber bushing and hanger that is.

I recommend that if the bushing is fine, don't mess with this.  My rubber
bushing was MISSING, so it was a must do and actually not too difficult to
get the bracket off.  It was time consuming though... very time consuming.
I recall moving an open end wrench a couple degrees for a long time to get
those bolts off as access is almost zero!

If you must do this with a good bushing, I think you may have to cut (slot)
the heat shield with a small cutting wheel (Dremel?) and remove it first
before you can pry the big bolt out.

If anyone has a better way, please post it!




At 02:50 PM 5/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I spend a few hours under my car on Saturday messing with the joint in
>the exhaust at the exit of the cat. There is an exhaust hanger there
>which is bolted to the transmission. Is there anyway to get this damn
>thing off without dropping the tranny? I bought replacement parts from
>Carlson and had them all spray painted, and ready to put in. There
>is one piece of the hanger that has a bolt attached. This bolt is long
>enough that I can't back it out without hitting the tunnel wall. The
>bracked bolted to the transmission is hard (if not impossible to remove)
>with the transmission in place.
>As a result, I've replaced one of the two metal parts of the hanger (as
>well as the donut and bolts/washers/nuts). So, if there are any helpful
>hints for replacing that other part, I'll dive under there again and
>go at it! What harm will come from only having one hanger piece in place?
>
>
>BTW, I'm doing MY timing belt and front crank seal this weekend (did the
>pump a couple of months ago!). I'm going to buy some pipe to loosen the
>bolt. How critical is the tightening torque? I'll guess, and it will
>probably stay together, but....
>
>	David
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