Getting cat studs drilled out in the Dundee area?

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:23 pm

I'm fed up having to practically remove the back box just to take off the cat. I tried drilling out the cat's studs myself and barely made a dent

So I need a small friendly engineering company or similar. I'd give Stu a shout but he isn't near and don't know if I'd want to bother him with it.

cheers

scott

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:39 pm

P.S. the cars just too fekin quiet at the minute, so quiet I've actually tuned the radio in because I can hear it again

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:39 pm

Big hammer and bash them out - they're just push fitted studs as far as I remember. I have bolts etc... for re-fitting, but I'm a bit far away?

fd · Post by fd » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:43 pm

concur on the hammer, you'll also need a large and heavy vice/something to work on and probably a blowlamp to get everything nice and hot to make things easier . . .

drilling them out is difficult because the steel the bolts are made from is quite hard . . .

Fd

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:56 am

Big socket and a big vice and push them out?

Ask Lawrence nicely if you can use his press?

Get a bigger hammer?

Be careful hammering the cat, mine disintegrated and spat out its catalyst (Still passed it's MOT though thanks to a blind, sympathetic MOT man)

Dicey · Post by **Dicey** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:42 pm

I used Agra Engineering to get this done, they made a good job. I think it was also a bit more involved than they first thought, ie. the studs were REALLY tight.

http://www.agraengineering.co.uk/contact.html

Mike.

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:45 pm

woody wrote:Big hammer and bash them out - they're just push fitted studs as far as I remember. I have bolts etc... for re-fitting, but I'm a bit far away?

Like Rich says I don't want to damage the insides of the CAT. I'm hoping taking it off will help preserve it not fek it

fd wrote:
drilling them out is difficult because the steel the bolts are made from is quite hard . . .

Fd

Yup, tried that, impossible with the drills I have access to

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: Ask Lawrence nicely if you can use his press?

A bit far anyways but a press might be the way to go.

Dicey wrote:I used Agra Engineering to get this done, they made a good job. I think it was also a bit more involved than they first thought, ie. the studs were REALLY tight.

http://www.agraengineering.co.uk/contact.html

Mike.

Nice one, I'll give them a call an see wot they say, cheers!

Dicey · Post by **Dicey** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:12 am

Forgot to mention, Agra pressed them out. Cat works perfectly.

Mike.