Front Exhaust Pipe Removal

[david.t2]

Hi

 

I have a 2004 115 bhp diesel galaxy, on Thursday night someone stole the cat while it was parked on the drive.

In doing so they cut off the mating flanges on the front pipe and the mid exhaust which means I have to replace these as well.

My question is  how do I remove the 3rd hidden nut securing the front pipe to the manifold?

There is hardly any room and the nut is too close to the pipe to get a socket on it.

 

Any ideas

 

Many thanks

 

David

[xavier]

If it's the flange on the turbo, I managed to get at it using a 1/4" socket set with a 13mm socket. I got the ratchet from screwfix, it was one of their cheap ones. It started slipping 1st time I used it so it was returned the next day.