Hmm, I don't know if I would use a grinder right behind the fuel tank. That could cause some 'problems' if there are any vapors around. The only other thing I could think of is a pair of bolt cutters but they would have to be pretty decent size.

 

We cut everything..... pipes, hangers, clamps etc......

Even if you get the hangers off..... seperating the pipes is a PITA due to the corrosion and that fact the pipes have been baked together for a while....

 

Give it a try and let us know how it goes!

Seriously, If you use a Sawzall you should have to worry about anything.

 

i REALLY don't want to give in and spend the hundred bucks to have the guys at the muffler shop install it--

it's not the money-it's kinda the point of doing the work myself.

 

i used a dremel to grind down the little bump down then used WD-40 to get that little bastard off

 

Don't do that, go down to your local autoparts store and pick up a set of exhaust hanger pliers if the sawzall isn't working.

 

use chapstick! its a bitch just keep pushing!

 

Just did mine yesterday, the exhaust side was a PITA. Used a long screw driver from the bumper side out and pried like crazy, I did not have a good size pry bar to use. Finally got it. If I had a sawzall I would have went that way.

 

i used channel locks. no lube or anything, just the channel locks. i put the top half of the jaws on end of the steel hanger and the lower half on the back side of the rubber piece. a little work, some patience, and some carefully placed explicatives got the job done. i'm sure some PB or WD-40 would've helped immensely, but i didn't feel like going to the shed. the hardest part for me was trying to work off the actual joint in the exhaust where it goes into the muffler. have fun and good luck

 

You need to gain some strength in your hands cause its about as simple as spraying a little lithium lube on it and then pushing on the hanger rod with your thumbs and pulling the rubber isolator with your fingers....