Removing muffler, stuck at axleback

[Jbudz511]

Trying to remove stock muffler and it's stuck to the pipe pretty well. Everything is loosened.

Am i just not giving it enough muscle? I'm just apprehensive about whacking it because I don't want to damage any other connections of the exhaust up stream.

Tell me your tricks!

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[JP29]

I remember mine being pretty tight on the axleback. There's an indexing tab welded onto it that the OE muffler locks onto with a matching notch. Took a lot of wiggling and prying. You should be a-ok to whack away.

 

[Jbudz511]

I remember mine being pretty tight on the axleback. There's an indexing tab welded onto it that the OE muffler locks onto with a matching notch. Took a lot of wiggling and prying. You should be a-ok to whack away.

I do see the spot weld for the clamp on the muffler and i see a slit in the muffler and a notch on the mid pipe for said slit. But it's just a straight. I'll grab some wood and start hitting a little harder.

 

[dpike]

Wiggle and rock the shit out of it. Mine was pretty tight but it gave way. Maybe squirt a little oil in the joint to help loosen it up.

 

[Jbudz511]

Wiggle and rock the shit out of it. Mine was pretty tight but it gave way. Maybe squirt a little oil in the joint to help loosen it up.

Basically what I'm hearing so far is try harder, don't be a b**** lol.

Got it! ?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Hit it with your purse!!!!

 

[Bill_BCNtoNY]

I just took mine out last week - is the issue on the pipe or on the hanger? The pipe clamps were really easy to loosen and you had to unthread them a lot to allow enough play, IIRC.

for the hangers, I squeezed some WD-40 on both ends and it slid out a LOT easier.

 

[Jbudz511]

I just took mine out last week - is the issue on the pipe or on the hanger? The pipe clamps were really easy to loosen and you had to unthread them a lot to allow enough play, IIRC.

for the hangers, I squeezed some WD-40 on both ends and it slid out a LOT easier.

It's disconnecting the muffler from the mid pipe

 

[Mudduck]

Sawzall.

 

[Camaroboi13]

Sawzall.

Sawzall only works if you’re not trying to connect a straight pipe to it like most people do.

The best answer is just hike up your skirt and get in there.

 

[Bill_BCNtoNY]

It's disconnecting the muffler from the mid pipe

I got the clamp completely off - fully unscrewed and opened the little clasp with a flat screwdriver. Once the clamp is off, and assuming the muffler is off the hangers… have at it!

 

[Dowayno]

Hit it with your purse!!!!

@ParadigmDawg
That post made my entire month! Thanks Dawg!

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