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Old 01-08-05, 07:36 PM
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Whats the trick to removing the cat-back?

I am having a hell of a time trying to remove the cat-back to replace the exhuast gasket. Its does nto want to come off of the hangers at all, and I cannot seem to pull it back far enough to slide a gasket in. Any pointers?
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rub a little vaseline in the hanger and pry around with a screw driver.
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lubricant and a BFS. Big ******* Screwdriver.
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KY works better
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dishwashing liquid also works....if it's the front hanger, an option is to just unbolt the top of the hanger

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Originally Posted by ejmack1
KY works better

If you go this route, make sure you insert a few fingers to get it loosened up, then.... um what were we talking about?
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Appreciate the help guys! I decided to go back under the car and observe, I found out the exhaust hangers are bolted in two sections. I unbolted the two exhaust hangers, the rear outside one and the one on the diff and Let me say that seems to be alot easier than trying the pry the hangers out, took me about 5-10minutes tops to do it and no cussing! One thing for sure the one mounted on the diff is a tough to get to, and I am going to replace that with bolt that I could loosen from the outside of the hanger rather than between teh diff and hanger.
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Now tell us what exchaust you just put on
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Sure, FEED Sonic HSR Its all stainless with 80mm piping and a 101mm tip. Its really deep! I will try and get some pics as soon as I have time.

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snap-on makes a exhaust hanger puller. works great. not worth it if your only going to use it once. Im sure craftsman makes a similar product for 1/5 the price.
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Originally Posted by Mdessouki
snap-on makes a exhaust hanger puller. works great. not worth it if your only going to use it once. Im sure craftsman makes a similar product for 1/5 the price.
Hmm do you happen to have a link handy with info on the tool? Cause I am sure it will be removed a few more times, and besides I got friends too
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A shot of PB Blaster on the rubber is what works very well. Just wiggle and pull on the rubber hangers. If you don't have PB Blaster laying around, you should get some. Some hangers are hard to work with, just lube them and be patient.

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I think I actually used engine degreeser...probably not the best choice but it worked. I agree this is actually a tougher job than you'd immagine it being
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typed exhaust hanger pliers on froogle $13.56.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...iers&scoring=p
no point in getting snap no since it was $100+ for a set of two. Mike
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Place a little lubricant on the hanger. Then open a channel lock to the proper size. Place one end on the metal end of the hanger, and the other end on the opposite side of the rubber. Squeeze the channel locks so that the **** on the end of the metal hanger is pushed into the rubber. Once you get it started, it comes off pretty easily.
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