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I would like to know how you get the pipe out of the catalytic converter to put a new pipe in it to put the exhaust system on my truck.
I donot want to rack the catalytic converter, there must be a way to do this, so I am comming to you for your help.
I donot want to rack the catalytic converter, there must be a way to do this, so I am comming to you for your help.
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Okay, there are two ways to do it, the pipe should actually go OVER the pipe coming out of the converter, not in it. You should be able to see a lip, you can either try to heat it up and get it to move, or you can attack it with an air chisel.
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the last time i did this was on my old topaz and i had no tools
i used an old flat edge screwdriver and a hammer to tap at the overlapping exhaust pipe until i had enough to grab with my pliers... then i twisted and cursed for an afternoon just peeling the old pipe off the cat
worst thing was like a month later my sister backed into a giant curb or something and drove around with the exhaust all folded up until the fuel injectors crapped out
if i had to do it again i'd probably take my grinder and cut along where the pipe overlaps the cat, heat it with a torch, then tap it off.
i used an old flat edge screwdriver and a hammer to tap at the overlapping exhaust pipe until i had enough to grab with my pliers... then i twisted and cursed for an afternoon just peeling the old pipe off the cat
worst thing was like a month later my sister backed into a giant curb or something and drove around with the exhaust all folded up until the fuel injectors crapped out
if i had to do it again i'd probably take my grinder and cut along where the pipe overlaps the cat, heat it with a torch, then tap it off.
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Originally Posted by websthes
the last time i did this was on my old topaz and i had no tools
i used an old flat edge screwdriver and a hammer to tap at the overlapping exhaust pipe until i had enough to grab with my pliers... then i twisted and cursed for an afternoon just peeling the old pipe off the cat
worst thing was like a month later my sister backed into a giant curb or something and drove around with the exhaust all folded up until the fuel injectors crapped out
if i had to do it again i'd probably take my grinder and cut along where the pipe overlaps the cat, heat it with a torch, then tap it off.
i used an old flat edge screwdriver and a hammer to tap at the overlapping exhaust pipe until i had enough to grab with my pliers... then i twisted and cursed for an afternoon just peeling the old pipe off the cat
worst thing was like a month later my sister backed into a giant curb or something and drove around with the exhaust all folded up until the fuel injectors crapped out
if i had to do it again i'd probably take my grinder and cut along where the pipe overlaps the cat, heat it with a torch, then tap it off.
