Hi,

My Ace pipes have burst, OSF wheel just by the driveshaft.

Ive priced the parts not to bad at all but before i delve intro replacing them is anyone aware of tips/tricks ? Looks like the front end of the body will need raising a bit to get enough space ?

Not sure what you ve priced but I understand it's almost as cheap to replace the front as a set of 4 instead of individual parts, you may be doing this anyway.
These were all on back order a while ago have you found stock ? Nanocom Evo

They are a fight PITA

Allow a full day, if you have not done them before.

Be aware that if the pipes going into the valve block are seized, you are in for a whole world of

On the plus side, it's a very similar procedure for all 2.7/3.0/3.6 models

Yes i priced the set, the other 3 are rotten too so may as well do it right. As far as i know they are in stock i phoned Pentland at Newbridge (Edinburgh) and they didn't mention anything about being on back order.

I've not done a set before, is it a case of lifting the body a bit ?

Just any FYI, but the pipes are in stock.

I ordered them the other day and they arrived next day.

Battle commences tomorrow

Just to follow this up, job completed. Started and finished in 8 hours.

Wasn't too hard at all, lifted the body up about three inches and wiggled them out/in

Mike you are right about the pipes into the valve block, complete to get them out without damage to the block and seals.

I found the hardest thing was the 8mm bolt that is hidden behind the chasis/knuckle area that holds the bracket. What a that was to remove.

Nice work! Can you elaborate on raising the body? Did you just remove some bolts and jack it up? One side only? What area did you place the jacks?

Thanks!

It was all pretty straight forward.

(note i had it on a ramp) but front end up so the wheels are off the ground, OSF wheel arch liner removed.

Removed the front bumper, removed the first 6 body mounting bolts and loosened the next two leaving them in a few threads don't need to loose the rear most bolts at the back bumper.

I used a transmission jack and put it directly on a piece of the body near the OSF wheel arch and lifted it up about two inches. Then i placed a bottle jack on the body sill directly below where the ACE pipes go and pumped it up some more which gave me some more space. With that done you can wriggle the body mounting pad out beside the ace pipe and bingo all the space you need to change them.

Thank you!

Only 8 bolts holding the body on!

Does OSF mean opposite from the RH driving position?

I suppose on a US model it would be the driver side wheel arch to remove.