Can't remove stock muffler

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NRXRaptor

I remember a long time ago when I was in first grade or so I came to grips with my mortality. I realized for the first time that I will one day die. Took me a few days to get over it but boy was I scared for a while. Thanks - or not - for reminding me

Yep, I was about that age when I lied to my father, for the second time, about watering the hogs.

During the beating he gave me ....... I thought I was going to die (be killed).

That was the LAST time I lied to my father ........


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have probably changed 100+ exhausts over the years. I think maybe 2 of those were done by actually unscrewing the nuts.

@Tcoat with his main muffler shop tool ......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

@Tcoat with his main muffler shop tool ......


humfrz

Nope. Too advanced.

[Ultramaroon]

[Scotian86]

If you soak them in penetrating fluid PB blaster let it soak then bang them with a hammer and spray again it will aid the capillary properties to penetrate deeper. Tighten a tad then loosen.


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I reckon the handle and frame just gets in the way ??........


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I reckon the handle and frame just gets in the way ??........

I'm a minimalist.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I'm a minimalist.

Is that the same tool you used to saw your way out of the brig ...... back in the day .......... ??




humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Is that the same tool you used to saw your way out of the brig ...... back in the day .......... ??

I made E-6 in 5 years, skipping testing for both E-5 and E-6 until my command threatened me with NJP for dereliction of duty. That was the most trouble I ever got into in my military career.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I made E-6 in 5 years, skipping testing for both E-5 and E-6 until my command threatened me with NJP for dereliction of duty. That was the most trouble I ever got into in my military career.

Well, ya ....... maybe that was all that was on record.........

Reminds me of the time when I was a young army officer and got beat up by an Asian lady.

A fellow officer and I had duty officer when we got a call from the NCO club manager saying that this sergeant E-8 from our unit that was drunk and out of control and unless we came and got him, they were going to call the MPs.

So, Lt Miller and I went over the NCO club and collected up sergeant Vorhees and drug and dumped his body into the back of out jeep.

We had already looked up where he lived ....... yep on the 4th floor of the NCO housing quarters (no elevators). Now, he was a BIG man and it was all we could do to drag him up 4 flights of stairs.

We got to the apartment and knocked on the door and his Asian wife "attacked" us, literally yelling nothing but Korean at us. Lt Miller contained her and I drug the good sergeant inside the apt. Lt Miller explained to me that the reason why the wife attacked us is that she thought WE were the ones who got him drunk.

Just another night as duty officer .....


THE END


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Lt Miller explained to me that the reason why the wife attacked us is that she thought WE were the ones who got him drunk.

Well, not that week at least. You were on duty.

[guybo]

1) soak in PB Blaster or WD40 overnight. then hit them in the morning too.

2)make sure you have the right size socket. Exactly.

3) use a breaker bar and hammer/dead blow

If that doesn't work, you're kinda fuckled. Then you start heating it up. If that's doesn't work, then you have some work to do either drilling the bolt out or cutting stuff up

Thre OEM muffler isn't worth much, you may just want to replace the mid pipe too and just remove that pipe and the muffler together.

[Sideways]

I just swapped front pipe and overpipe last night.

Use wire brush to clean the threads before anything. This way the nut doesn't get jammed on the rusty threads when removing it.
Spray pb blaster the night before.
Put a wrench on it and use dead-blow to tap and work the nut loose.
One the nuts and bolts are out, either replace them or soak them in varsol before putting them back.
Use some anti-seize on threads when assembling

or

if everything fails, whip out the dremel with cutoff wheel

[Zentec]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Yep, I was about that age when I lied to my father, for the second time, about watering the hogs.

During the beating he gave me ....... I thought I was going to die (be killed).

That was the LAST time I lied to my father ........


humfrz

Yea I remember when my grandma would use the wooden spoon on my older brother when that broke my grandpa would use his hand that did not break and my brother could barely walk and that was the last time anyone was disobetant or rude to anyone. It should take one incident and you learn the proper respect. Now child services this and that and soft rude mediling kids. I took the direct approach with my kid. Simple on the wall you draw an out line of a hand, stick, paddle with holes, gun, grave stone. Punishment starts at the hand and explain it goes up from there. I was always partial of using a paddle but my boy was so good I never had to use any of it. Lol.