[redlineclipse]

So I'm just doing the catless dp install. I know the install is a pain and I have read so many posts and watched several videos before jumping in. I was gonna break a record because I studied and was ready for the challenge. I ended up breaking four bolts and crushing my thumb. Nonetheless, the rear most Vband is stuck and I can't remove it. The bolt loosened to the point of having only about 2 turns left and then it just started twisting the clamp. The clamp will move around and rotate but is not loose enough to remove. It's a beast to reach, hence the possibly broken thumb. I have soaked it in PB blaster multiple times...the bolt not the thumb. I can't safely reach it with a torch. Any ideas? I literally have everything else done. All four o2 sensors are out, mounts and all exhaust bolts. One flipping Vband and one bad hand stand between me and success. I thought about cutting the bolt so that I can remove the Vband and worry with the extraction in a more reasonable position...like upright . Any ideas on an easy way to cut the bolt with very little room?

[Bimmer_Bro]

Originally Posted by redlineclipse

So I'm just doing the catless dp install. I know the install is a pain and I have read so many posts and watched several videos before jumping in. I was gonna break a record because I studied and was ready for the challenge. I ended up breaking four bolts and crushing my thumb. Nonetheless, the rear most Vband is stuck and I can't remove it. The bolt loosened to the point of having only about 2 turns left and then it just started twisting the clamp. The clamp will move around and rotate but is not loose enough to remove. It's a beast to reach, hence the possibly broken thumb. I have soaked it in PB blaster multiple times...the bolt not the thumb. I can't safely reach it with a torch. Any ideas? I literally have everything else done. All four o2 sensors are out, mounts and all exhaust bolts. One flipping Vband and one bad hand stand between me and success. I thought about cutting the bolt so that I can remove the Vband and worry with the extraction in a more reasonable position...like upright . Any ideas on an easy way to cut the bolt with very little room?

Do you have a one ended hack saw? Or you can take the blade out of a hack saw.... can you get that up there to slowly cut the bolt?

[IllSic_Design]

I once cut that bolt off with a sawzall on someone's car I was doing DP's on because of the same issue. It was a pain in the ass to do but it worked. I used a super long metal cutting blade and was careful not to hit anything else

[redlineclipse]

Got it!!!! RIP left thumb....you will be missed! Used a compact hacksaw. It took a lot of fighting but.... It's out. Thanks for the suggestions.