First, I just removed the three nuts at the union behind the catalytic converter. I left the bolts in to help keep the pipe from dropping while loosening the braket around the muffler.
Nice focus eh?
Boy, look at that clean garage!
Removing the muffer
[axle nut] [muffler] [differential] [trailing arms] [subframe] [bushings]
| Removing the muffer is probably one of
the easiest tasks. If you haven't removed it for awhile,
you might want to check and see how rusted the nuts and
bolts are before you start. If they are in pretty bad
shape you can spray some penetrating oil on them and let
it sit for a couple of hours. I also always try and use 6
point sockets with rusted bolts, because I HATE stripping
them. Since I had recently replaced my muffler,
everything was in pretty good shape. First, I just removed the three nuts at the union behind the catalytic converter. I left the bolts in to help keep the pipe from dropping while loosening the braket around the muffler. |
Nice focus eh? |
| Then I simply jacked a block of wood up to the muffler to keep it from falling on my face while loosening the lower bracket. Once the bracket was disconnected, I just removed the whole muffler assembly from the rubber hanger and it droped right out. Getting it off the hanger was causing me a little grief, so I just bent the metal tab on the muffler foward so it would slip right out. | Boy, look at that clean garage! |
[axle nut] [muffler] [differential] [trailing arms] [subframe] [bushings]
