A little problem...
 

Need some ideas how to remove the rest of the studs from the pipe so I can put in new bolts.
http://www.the370z.com/members/skur2...ure50047-a.jpg

You have a few options,

1) Sears.com

2) try to drill it out..

3) Vice-Grips and blow torch

4) Buy lots of beer and invite all your friends over, get them drunk and watch them attempt to get them out..:icon17:

Good luck... :tiphat:

Are the studs welded or do they have a knurl under the head?

take it to a machine shop, they can do anything with metal

They look like pressed in studs. If they are, you should be able to knock them out with a hammer.

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Can I come over? haha :tup::yum:

The back side of the studs are round and looks to be pressed in by Godzilla. Nissan sure love to make everything more difficult

Thanks for the tips but I don't think my 12V black and decker has enough juice to drill through this lol

Okay thanks, I'm going to try hammering it out. If not I'm taking it to machine shop. Thanks guys!

:iagree:

id try first banging it out with a smaller sledge.

get a BFH.......big frig... hammer:excited:

pb blast over night

The stud is spot welded in. Torch it.

I would cut and grind down flush
Use a punch to get it centered and after grab s nice sharp drill bit and go at it , use lube and keep speed slow

Well, I was planning to do exactly that but if it's welded on like spooler said I'm taking it to a muffler shop and see what they can do. Thanks:tiphat:

What is that pipe? Looks like a mid-pipe of some sort. Kevin at Austin Z Clinic just hammered my broken exhaust bolts out with a metal hammer (small sledge like Kenchan suggested). That's what I'd try first. Nice and cheap :tup:

It is tack welded. I found out when I installed my FI exhaust. I beat the crap out of one of the bolt heads with an 1/2" impact only to figure it out afterwards...LOL

It's a nismo mid pipe. I'm just using the picture for example because the two studs on my stock mid pipe are stripped just like it :mad:

:(

Aren't the non-Nismo exhaust bolts tack welded just the same? You should be able to beat them out with a hammer. Five or six solid blows with a small sledge should do the trick. Set the pipe in a mounted vice and close it (not too tight) to where the flange is sitting on top of the vice. Hold the pipe securely in one hand and hammer away with the other. Goggles for safety.

Problem solved!

Bought new Nismo S-tune mid pipe for 80 :icon17:

And btw the bolt was welded on my oem mid pipe. Bastard Nissan :horse: