Terrano exhuast front pipe

[christof30]

Im picking up a new front pipe tommorrow with gaskets however i was just wondering what size the bolts where and if there was anything that i should be careful of whilst replacing, its looks like a straight forward job but they always do until i start.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TONUP]

I recently replaced the whole system on my T2. The two rear sections were simple enough, however the front section was a bit trickier.

You'll want to jack the car up as high you can and remove passenger side front wheel. This gives good access to two of the three studs at the manifold end. Then following some sound advice provided here I took the short propshaft off underneath the front exhaust section, and through the use of socket extensions and one of those universal joint type extensions you can get to the third nut at the manifold end comparitively easily. Having the propshaft removed also made threading the new pipe into place more simple.

Be careful with the nuts at the manifold end. One on mine was rusted tight and I broke the stud. If you have time I would recommend a few liberal applications of WD40, or similar before the job. Also use good fitting sockets ( sorry I can't remember the size).

You'll need it jacked up high to get under the car easy, but I'm quite a fatty!


Good luck with it.

Alan

 

[TONUP]

Oh and don't forget to mark the propshaft so that it goes on exactly as it came off.

Alan

 

[christof30]

Thats for the advice, typically i didnt see it till after id changed the exhaust .
It was a bit of a pain feeding it out backwards but with a little patients i managed.
The old one was in two parts clamped together? with loads of weld and four holes.

 

[TONUP]

Glad to hear that you nailed it without to many problems.

Sorry I was a day out with my post.

Regards

Alan