I want to remove an exhaust pipe from a slip-fit piece but I can't seem to even budge it, what should I do? Should I get a blow-torch and heat it up? I tried PB Blaster but that didn't work...any ideas?
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Best Way To Remove Slip-fit Exhaust Pipes?
Started by lax01, Mar 22 2005 06:17 AM
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 06:17 AM
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 08:34 AM
QUOTE(lax01 @ Mar 21 2005, 10:17 PM)
I want to remove an exhaust pipe from a slip-fit piece but I can't seem to even budge it, what should I do? Should I get a blow-torch and heat it up? I tried PB Blaster but that didn't work...any ideas?
Thanks
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We are talking pieces that have the U-Shaped clamps that hold them together?
If so, check to see if the pipes were bent due to the clamp being too tight. That happened when I was putting on my exhaust tip, and now I can't get that piece of pipe off. I tried using a chisel on it, but still nothing... I just put my tip on and said f*** it.
If the pieces are clamped together, I don't know of any alternatives other then cutting it... Heating it wouldn't help too much, unless it was just barely clamped together. Try it and see what happens.
Good luck
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:47 PM
SAWZALL........ sorry
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 01:01 PM
impact hammer with cutting head
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 05:57 PM
greatttttttttttttttttttt thanks guys
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 06:30 PM
pull really hard, if it is slip fit then it should come right off with enough pulling power, just besure not to rip your exhaust off
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 07:10 PM
Gibbs, PD blaster, etc..., then heat it, then very large channel locks and twist it back and forth to break the rust/seal as you pull it off at the same time.
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Posted 23 March 2005 - 12:26 AM
took it to exxon, paid $40 and 2 minutes later, they had it off....much better than wasting my entire day, under the car, getting dirty and then having to goto Exxon because I couldn't get it off...lol 
testpipe is getting re-made and cat is getting fitted with slip-fit pieces...almost done
testpipe is getting re-made and cat is getting fitted with slip-fit pieces...almost done
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Posted 23 March 2005 - 12:34 AM
QUOTE(lax01 @ Mar 22 2005, 08:26 PM)
took it to exxon, paid $40 and 2 minutes later, they had it off....much better than wasting my entire day, under the car, getting dirty and then having to goto Exxon because I couldn't get it off...lol
testpipe is getting re-made and cat is getting fitted with slip-fit pieces...almost done
testpipe is getting re-made and cat is getting fitted with slip-fit pieces...almost done
howd they do it
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dawes mbc @ 12-15psi depending on climate (Darn cutout)
dirty k+n cone + kevin's old ghettorigged heatshield (need to move onto slater's "ghetto" style setup)
bfg trac t/a 205/50/16s (pretty decent for a standard tire but they're no toyo)
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Posted 23 March 2005 - 12:38 AM
heated it up with a cutting torch, got leverage on the pipe since they were underneath it and had two people pull on it....and used some type of wrench to grip it...
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