olliejones8
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i have just spent the last few hours trying to get the middle section of my exhaust off and have failed  i have been hitting the box with a hammer and a bit of wood but no joy.
It has moved abit but its not coming off
Whats the best/most affective way to get it off
PLEASE HELP
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Vaux Lad
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Big fucking hammer 
Just keep at it.
Easier way to remove it is get it to an exhaust place and up on a ramp, as its easier get a good hammer swing at it then rather than laying down under the car.
But saying that it took a garage an hour to remove the backbox on mine
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olliejones8
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thats the thing, iv just got a new backbox which i cut down abit, and i want to cut abit off either end of my centre pipe but the fooker wont come off.
(might be a stupid question but) will i fuck up the middle box if i keep hitting it with a hammer?
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GT190
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should come off after a few hammer hits mate.
and you shouldnt fuck it up unless you hit a hole in it.
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Mobby
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wd 40
[Edited on 26-04-2008 by mobby]
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Kurt
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i find pulling and twisting helps
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olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
wd 40
[Edited on 26-04-2008 by mobby]
yeah mate iv used about half a can,lol.
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olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by GT190
should come off after a few hammer hits mate.
and you shouldnt fuck it up unless you hit a hole in it.
sweet, that was the thing i was worried about was fooking it up.
Problem is, the pipe from the engine to the centre pipe is like rusty looking, but the centre pipe is fairly new, so i think its binding on the new pipe
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Jordan C
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just take it to a fast fitting place n give the boy a tenner lol
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p16vlv
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hold the front pipe pull down on the centre section then push up on it . do this a couple of times and it should losten it a bit.
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olliejones8
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Originally posted by p16vlv
hold the front pipe pull down on the centre section then push up on it . do this a couple of times and it should losten it a bit.
me and the old man are going to have another go 2moz. I had the rear up on ramps today so was pretty tight getting under the car to the middle box,lol. I think i will get the front up 2moz see if it gives me abit more room to swing,lol
Nightmare thought
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p16vlv
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if you have a chisel try and open the slits in the end a bit aswell
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olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by p16vlv
if you have a chisel try and open the slits in the end a bit aswell
yeah thats not a bad shout. i thought it was a 5min job taking the centre section off, oh how wrong was i
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Chiggs1989
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start the car up get it hot will come off easy just wear gloves tho
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olliejones8
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The middle section is off, cut down and back on, backbox sounds sweeeeeeeet
cheers for all your help guys
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
i find pulling and twisting helps
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olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by p16vlv
hold the front pipe pull down on the centre section then push up on it . do this a couple of times and it should losten it a bit.
That was the clear winner for me today 
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olliejones8
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right just took it for a test drive and the exhaust is now banging on something, any ideas how to fix this?
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Jordan C
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will be banging on the axel! loosen the back box at twist it so it clears the axel
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p16vlv
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loosen all the clamps . try and turn the centre section until the pipe over the rear beam is at its highest point just clear of the floor and then tighten centre section. then line the back box up.
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by olliejones8
quote:
Originally posted by p16vlv
hold the front pipe pull down on the centre section then push up on it . do this a couple of times and it should losten it a bit.
That was the clear winner for me today
Helps that his proffesion is building exhaust's lol.
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olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
quote:
Originally posted by olliejones8
quote:
Originally posted by p16vlv
hold the front pipe pull down on the centre section then push up on it . do this a couple of times and it should losten it a bit.
That was the clear winner for me today
Helps that his proffesion is building exhaust's lol.
haha, classic i didnt even know
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