soolman32

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It doesn't look as if there are any bolts left to remove. Used some PB blaster for lubricant to try to loosen them up some and am using small vice grip to pull them out but they're not budging one bit. Anyone have any good suggestion.

Update: got them off. pix and sound clip inside

jnguyen

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watch 37drift video. SHe took hers out

soolman32

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I did and sent her a PM. She had some difficulty as well and basically said to pull on it. At this point I'm wondering is there is anything else but the two bolts holding it in place but I doubt it.

wrathletik1

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i love G37Drift's video...sigh

soolman32

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Glad you do but that ain't helping me much. It starting to budge a lil. I took a little knife to it and got it between the silencer and the exhaust. slowly working my way around and blasting with PB blaster to help loosing it up. seems to be doing the trick.

djkmac

Well I got mine off. I used the Mexican Sliding hammer. It concists of a crowbar, vice grips, and a hammer. Put the hook side of the crobar in side the exhaust and hook it into th end of the silencer. Apply the grips at the butt end of the crowbar. Hammer towards you and keep doing till they pop out.

myk1013

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me too. ha ha ha. But good luck removing it though.

soolman32

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I had to go out so I'll resume tomorrow with the Mexican sliding hammer was there more than the two allen bolts?

djkmac

Yup just two bolts. I called megan to confirm. If you can find a slide hammer for sure use that. I had no luck at home depot, pep boys, and auto zone had one but no attachment with a hook.

37drift

Sorry guys. I forgot to explain that portion. I have a lot of spare parts laying around the garage so I fabbed something up real quick to pull it out. My creation was a little ghetto, so I didn't want to include it in the video. I figured this problem was only with my exhaust, and it was easily taken care of, so I didn't want to announce it.

I made my "Silencer puller" out of two 1/2" carriage bolts. I used one nut to hold them together in the middle. Looked kinda like this:

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Bolt Nut Bolt

I tucked the head of one of the bolts in behind the silencer so it gripped onto the backside (to pull it forward). I then clipped a set of large vise grips onto the threaded portion of the other bolt.


I tapped on the pair of vise grips with a small sledge until the whole assembly slid out.

soolman32

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Silencers are out. Was much easier once I got the right tools

SOLISIMO

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Videos now

soolman32

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I should have my camera back sometime today or tomorrow and will post sound clip. Probably won't sound much different than on 37Drift's video. I have to say that for being just a slip-on it sounds amazing. It's got a nice deep tone to it with a little rumble.

soolman32

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Here are some pix of the exhaust. Sound clip to follow shortly

soolman32

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and Another one after washing the car.

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