I always remove the cat with the muffler when replacing the muffler. That
one nut is hard to get when new, virtually impossible if it's rusted like
all the others. New hardware for the cat and muffler is the way to go and
it only adds a few minutes to the R&R for the muffler.

At 05:14 PM 07/26/2003, you wrote:

>Can it be done?  Without moving the cat that is.  I'm staring at this
>thing and I can't figure out how to get to the top forward bolt.
>
>Thanks, Doug