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The nut is the same as the rear hub nut on a Type 2, so you should find someone with a socket to borrow. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:09 AM Subject: Re: [T3] exhaust system question > What you need to do is cut the pipe just where it enters the 46mm nut into > the heaterbox. Then put the heaterbox in a vice... a STRONG vice, and heat > that nut orange hot, let it cool to just dark and put a wrench on it... it > will most likely come out. > > You need an Oxy torch to do this. > > Keith > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~