HELP...downpipe install...stuck gasket....

[Tallen]

the gasket between the cat and the stock catback is FROZEN. i mean damn i have tried everything short of a blowtorch. got the screws off, but thats it. the thing wont budge. tried a hacksaw and dremel too with no avail.
an suggestions?

 

[98TsiAWD]

Tap it with a hammer...

 

[Tallen]

i did more than tap it...

 

[DSMTommy]

blowtorch it, you got new gaskets..........

 

[CR95GST]

, PB blaster the hell out of it overnight and then use a rubber mallet and flathead screwdriver. Thats what I did on my old O2 housing where it connects to the downpipe.

 

[Tallen]

man my o2 was easy...looks like the blowtorch will get its try tonite.