Boomyal
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I am trying to help my not so mechanically inclined Son In Law remove a downstream oxygen sensor. From his picture it appears to be mounted in a cast exhaust pipe flange, just below the catalytic converter. He borrowed a one piece socket wrench from autozone and has the car up on ramps, so being a transverse mounted I4, everything is out front of the wheels. Still, he has limited clearance from the floor. I have suggested several tricks. Use penetrant oil, use an upside down computer air can to chill the sensor, get a 3 lb sledge hammer to rap on the wrench handle and/or get a piece of galvanized pipe to slip over the wrench handle to increase the leverage. I have also suggested that he find a curb somewhere where he can set the ramps on the edge of the curb and hang the front end out over the lower street.
Can anyone add to these various techniques and tricks.
Can anyone add to these various techniques and tricks.