[KXVN]

Does any have tips for removing the oem catalytic converter? I was wrestling with it for a while but it’s stuck in there pretty good.

 

[Negi]

Look up Youtube,Sxth has a nice Video too

 

[KXVN]

I took a look at the Sxth video. It looks like they had it in a similar position to what I currently have it at and just pulled it out. They might be working with more space inside than I am.

Any tips for pivoting the engine forward? I currently have the motor lifted by a jack but it appears to have not shifted the engine forward much if at all.

 

[DB2021CS]

I took a look at the Sxth video. It looks like they had it in a similar position to what I currently have it at and just pulled it out. They might be working with more space inside than I am.

Any tips for pivoting the engine forward? I currently have the motor lifted by a jack but it appears to have not shifted the engine forward much if at all.

I'm assuming you have that rear motor mount out also to allow it to pivot? I did not do this install myself as I knew this was going to be a headache.

 

[KXVN]

Yeah, I removed the large bolt from my TTR lower motor mount but I think I’ll try removing the mount completely later tonight. I remember having to use a rubber mallet to hammer it into proper alignment during install due to it being a very tight fit.

I wasn’t expecting to run into any difficulty with the install. It was fairly straight forward until it was time to remove the fat cat 😣

 

[RedVN]

Relax the motor to a normal position, then try again. You’re trapping it at the top, with the lower part of the engine moved forward.

It takes some wiggling around but it will come out.👍🇺🇸

 

[KXVN]

I tried wiggling it out with and without the engine being jacked last night but didn’t have any luck. I watched the o2 sensor as I tried to wrestle it out today and noticed that it was getting caught on everything.

I ended up attaching it back to the turbo so that I could remove the o2 sensor. Once the sensor was off I was able to pull it right out without any resistance. I should have just removed the second o2 sensor from the start.

 

[RedVN]

Oh wow! I wasn’t aware you still had the 02 sensor hooked up, attempting to remove it. Might have asked but presumed you’d had.👍🇺🇸

 

[pushberry]

Yea, I'm with Red in assuming you already removed the O2 sensor prior to attempting removal. O2 sensors are always a pain to break free, requiring a lot of torque, so it's best to do so while it's all still bolted in place. You would have a hard time removing it after the cat was free, unless you had a beg bench vise to lock it down.

 

[KXVN]

Yeah, it was definitely my mistake for watching videos of the downpipe install. They never removed the second o2 sensor in the videos. I thought it was odd but unfortunately decided to skip the removal and follow the videos instead.

 

[RedVN]

We live and learn, which is a good thing. I’ll be sure to ask a few more questions next time.👍🇺🇸