what tool, remove exhaust stud nuts Options

[machina]

what's the best tool to remove the nuts on the exhaust studs? I sure don't have it.

I run stub pipes which is supposed to make this easier but they are still in the way for my rachet.

At the shop we had some kind of universal joint sockets that kind of worked ok. Anything else?

thanks,
dr

[rhodyguy]

you might need a deep well on the the 13mm. i used one on the 75' when i pulled the oe system, but i pulled everything but the stubs first. screw the wd-40 for the old studs/nuts. i used a combo of pb blaster(first, to eat at the rust) , then aero kroil, and took the rust scale off the stud with a tinny little wire wheel. i feel you need as little bulk up in that tight area as you can avoid. i think the swivel would be pretty fat, and even more so as it flex's. one of those MUST BE PATIENT proceedures. with the torque wernch set 1lb higher then the install value i ran them just a bit tighter to break the nuts loose rather than turning them off against the debris. well, that's my way. right or wrong. i didn't break any studs.

kevin