i recently bought a car w/ a 350 in it. it has a brand new exhaust, but it's quiet. what i'd like to do is remove the muffler and put a flowmaster muffler in its place. it's all clamped together, not welded, the problem is, the clamps made a groove in the metal and now the muffler is stuck in the pipe. how do i get it out? are there any tricks?
2006-09-06 17:28:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i can't get a torch under there to heat it, because it's too close to the gas tank.
2006-09-06 17:34:02 · update #1
take that muffler and twist it/rock it side to side, it should come out. Most likely there is just some corrosion at that joint.
2006-09-06 17:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mike C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A torch is usually required in these situations to heat and soften the metal enough to wiggle it free of the rest of the exhaust. A muffler shop may be your best bet.
Update: If it is close to the fuel tank, even more reason to get a professional muffler shop. I will still use the torch, but I know what I am doing and can keep your vehicle from going up in a ball of flames. Even if your fuel tank was made of wax, I do this for a living, I'm not heating your fuel tank, just the pipes, get it!
2006-09-07 00:32:26 · answer #2 · answered by yugie29 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loosen all the clamps on the muffler, put a big pipe wrench (the channel-lock plumber's wrench is best) on the muffler part of the pipe and twist it back-and-forth, pulling it out as you go.
If that does not work, use a hacksaw to cut the muffler off, leave about 1/4 inch, use a dremel with a cutting wheel and cut the inside pipe in half, you should be able to pull it out. If you have to, cut it twice on opposite sides and the pieces will pull out. It will take a while, have extra dremel cutting wheels.
2006-09-07 00:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is VERY hard to do, nearly impossible. They do this on purpose. That's why you always have to buy an exhaust pipe when you replace muffler, because they know it is almost impossible to get it out. Best to just leave it alone, or replace the entire system, cat back. Why you waste your money anyway?
2006-09-07 03:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a brand new exhaust. Leave it alone. Chances are if you screw with it, you'll fail emissions testing or mess up the back pressure.
Its better to have a sleeper 350 than an obnoxious one.
Save your Flowmaster money for gas. You're gonna need it.
2006-09-07 00:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If all else fails remove the whole exsust system from the car and then begin to try some of the things that the other answerers have suggested.
2006-09-07 01:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by firedup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a screw driver (flat tip) has to kinda big and a hammer, use the screw driver and hammer in the screw driver to bend out the pipe so the muffler can come out, i have done it many times
2006-09-07 00:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by swede 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, BFH and beat the damn thing off, or a sawzall, which could be even more fun, especially as a combo with the BFH
2006-09-07 00:50:21 · answer #8 · answered by jimmy V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hacksaw it off and put the flowmasters in place
2006-09-07 00:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by native 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to heat it with a large torch
2006-09-07 00:31:22 · answer #10 · answered by evanswolff@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋