Catalytic Convertor studs

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Mar 8, 2009 | 03:23 PM

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Burt Reynolds

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Originally Posted by Swiftoy,Mar 6 2009, 08:53 AM

I put my new Fuji exhaust on this week and when I removed the nut from one of the studs on the cat the stud was stipped one of the boneheads at the factory stripped it. I was able to get the nut back on but it went on very hard. It will need to be replaced. One where can I get the stud to replace it and is it a DIY or do I need to take it to a muffler shop. How hard is it to pound these out.

Thanks Swiftoy

Mine did the same thing. I assume you are talking about the 3 that are pressed into the back end of the CAT. Well, if you take the CAT off you can place it on the floor and with a hammer knock all 3 studs out. I then used 3 new normal bolts/nuts that came with my TP. I