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cat bolts Hey David...sorry it took so long to reply. I was unable to handle the cat to manifold bolts. I had to resort to a friends help and his oxy-acetalene (sp?). Even then the bolts ended up breaking. However, once the bolt heads broke off, the bolt tension was released and the stud...

Patience!!! Well...Those manifold to converter bolts sure are stubborn. I have saturated for almost a week with PB blaster then attemted to break free with 12mm impact socket and a manually 200 ft/lb mallet driven impact adapter. I also tried a breaker bar with a cheater and really felt like...

Good Morning!....My '99 XLT 4wd has 77,000 miles. I know it doesn't seem like a lot but they are mostly hard upstate NY winter miles. Tons of salt and lots of potholes. I have personally replaced with the help of this forum: muffler, resonator and tailpipe, all four shocks with load leveler in...

Thanks Thanks for the info Joe Dirt...I just found a set of complete side skirts at a local salvage yard. A little fresh paint and will be good to go. ---Mink---

I am getting ready to replace my catalytic converters. The core of my drivers side cat is broken apart and rattles terribly. While I'm at it I figure I would change both and be done with it. I know that the flange bolts from manifold to exhaust pipe flange are notoriously difficult and tough to...

Thank you...SO, if Anyone has a set of running boards OR skirts they would like to part with, please let me know. Color is not important. Thanks. ---Mink---

Hello All... I have a '99 XLT 4door 4wd. I am the second owner and it has had aftermarket similar to OEM running boards on for YEARS. Well the rockers and door pinch welds needed a little paintwork so I took them off. They look horrible and have cracks in places, I will not be putting them...

Hello All... This feels a little wierd. I have just joined, however, I have been visiting regularly to use the wealth of information and repair tips from the forum for the past few years. Now I hope to bring something back to the forum that saved me a lot of time, aggravation and cash in...