On 14 Oct 2003 16:44:30 -0700, stkd16z6@yahoo.com (stkd16z6@yahoo.com)
wrote:

>George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message news:<sjqgovgsmk0bos2nqt4h3smp2ke0rq6g9t@4ax.com>. ..
>> >
>> Though it is clearly shown in the service manual I got a surprise recently
>> when I went to take of a rattling top heatshield on my '99 Integra. The
>> secondary O2 sensor goes through a hole in the heatshield and I ended up
>> cutting the heatshield with a Dremel cutting disk to get it off. What a
>> PITA.
>>
>> Now I'm wondering how to go about putting a new top heatshield in - there
>> seem to be two options: 1) remove the O2 sensor, install heatshield and
>> reinstall O2 sensor; 2) wait till the B-pipe needs replaced so the cat can
>> be dropped far enough to get the clearance to install the new heatshield
>> over the sensor, which also involves pulling the wire from inside the car
>> of course... which I've found is relatively easy.
>>
>> Given that O2 sensor removal poses certain potential difficulties/pitfalls,
>> I'm wondering what others have done here. Either way, it seems like quite
>> a rigmarole compared with older models... which could be avoided if Honda
>> would make heatshields with just a bit more corrosion resistance.
>>
>
>why not just undo the exhaust hangers, and the 2 spring bolts from the
>exhaust manifold, that should give you enough clearance to get the
>heat sheild in.

Have you done this? I suppose that would work but it's an operation which
is fraught with potential failure. With the corrosion and extreme heat
there, you may find that the spring bolts and nuts are frozen and need
cutting/replacing. IOW fine if you have a parts dept. at hand.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??