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Is there any trick to removing the muffler?

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Old 10-25-2011, 10:20 PM
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all the bolts are out and I can spin it around the cat piping but it won't slide off. :rage:
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Old 10-25-2011, 11:04 PM
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If you're replacing it, just go to town with a BFH. Works particularly well when you're having a ****ty day.
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I 2nd the BFH suggestion.
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I took my trusty drill and made some slits down it so I could bend the muffler part out. The clamps basically dented the two pipes together.
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ORRRRRR if you like power tools like me.... angle grinder was pretty fun and took all of...3 minutes?
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ORRRRRR if you like power tools like me.... angle grinder was pretty fun and took all of...3 minutes?
Didn't have a grinder. LOL
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thats what I said! harbor freight...15$ or walmart 25$....PLUS you can trim up your fenders right after you get that cool 4.0 sound! (lol play on the 5.0, i like mustangs)
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