im having troubles getting the head shields off of the exhaust manifold so i can put my new one on..
can anyone post a link to a writeup on how to do this?

 

You may just need some WD-40, or other bolt loosing spray. Then, just work real hard at getting it out. Worse case.... drill it out.

 

you may have to use tin snips to cut away the heat shield if pb blaster dosent work, try heating it with a torch, then resort to cutting it

 

The bolts on mine were pretty much fused to the manifold, and the heads promptly rounded off upon contact with a socket. I just grabbed onto the shield (wear gloves!) and yanked up and it came off in my hand

 

theres not really much room to be yanking
and heating isnt really an option because i dont have a torch and im not even gonna get anywhere close to my car with a flame like that..
its not gettin the bolts off that im worried about.. its getting to them because i cant see em and i dont know where they are

 

Here is a breakdown of the bolting of the exhaust and heat shields. This should help to find and remove the bolts and nuts that hold it all one.

Oh yeah, Deep Creep is the best bolt loosening stuff I have EVER used, and I have used almost everything. Put some on and then go away for 10 minutes and then spray a little more before you attempt to loosen things up. Should help enormously.

 

u gotta take exhaust off and you need to twist and turn it then drop it out the back then you can get to your nuts

 

you cant find the bolts??? once you locate them you can also try to freeze them with that new **** in the can..****** **** works good.. when i removed mine there was 2 on top and 2 on the side..they were easy to locate and im pretty sure they were 10mm heads

 

You don't need to take the exhaust off, unless you're going to anyways. You need to use a wrench with the top bolts. Feel b/w the bottom of the intake manifold and the top of the exhaust manifold. The heads will break off most likely. Two more on the bottom. Two more on the side, holding the two heat shields together, which you sometimes don't need to take out, since you can bend the heat shields a bit.

 

Man up and cut that bitch off with a cutting torch.

If you don't have one or are too scared to use it, pay a professional to do it.

 

^+1 just cut it off if you can't get the bolts off cause chances are that bolts welded themselves in...

 

thank u
yeh theyre 10mm but i cant get to the front top one that easily
[QUOTE=pfsantos;9358350]You don't need to take the exhaust off, unless you're going to anyways. QUOTE]
i have a header thats just been sittin in my garage so i wanna put it on.
this is my daily and i dont have the money to pay someone to do it

 

this is my daily and i dont have the money to pay someone to do it

^^You're an RX owner.... hahah poor as heck. If you don't have the money, don't do it right now. Why are you removing the heatshield?

 

removing the heat shield so i can get the old exhaust mani off and put the new obx on..

 

if you look at that picture above it shows exactly where the bolts are, use a wrench on the top ones and they will almost defiantly brake off, which dosent matter since you wont be reusing it

 

i see on the picture where it is but i cant even feel it.. theres too much stuff in the way

 

you can remove the actuators if you want but seriously man, people remove these every day without a problem..your car is put together the same way as every other..try harder lol

 

just take the exhuast off and drop it out there

it was the onlyway for me, right hand drive car too