08-10-11, 07:12 PM
mine weren't as bad as yours, granted, but they all came undone ok which surprised me as they didn't look as though they would.
i pre-warned my mechanic friend that i was going to be putting a socket
on them and asked about if it went wrong would i be in for a whole load of trouble? - he replied that it was not a problem if studs sheared.
i did liberally apply penetrating oil the day before, don't know how much difference it made.
good luck!
are you going to be cleaning / painting the front of the engine while the exhaust is off?
is it clean enough?