BDR header to side pipe slip fit repair.

[madmaxx]

You have to have a neighbor, or friend in his 20's that can do this for you. Removing the side pipes is a joke, you unbolt the bolt by the door take off the springs and it will fall on the ground, you do not want to scratch the car. Then get a piece of exhaust pipe from Autozone the same size as the ID of the side pipe (in fact the size is posted on this forum) insert tool in end of header and crank on expander nut until pipe is expanded. I used a crescent wrench and had no problem. This thing is meaty with bearings etc, it is not like the cheap ones and will expand the pipe with very little effort. If I lived close I would do it for free. It is thearuputic to lay there on a piece of cardboard and do it, she thinks you are busting your but when you are actually sleeping on the garage floor LOL. The expander is actually designed for an impact wrench but it expanded the pipes so eaisly that the impact was to fast.