I want the silencers out of the Invidia now that I am not commuting to school anymore. They are stuck in there REALLY good.

I have tried every trick I can think of except using a torch to make the tip red hot and expanded to get the silencers out because they will be relatively cooler and less expanded. This is a last resort because I really don't want to have to drop the exhaust to do it.

So far I have tried the following:

-WD40 the hell out of it
-Grabbing the silencer with a vice grip and hammering out
-Grabbing with vice grip and try twisting motion
-Using a a 5lb slide hammer with a bit that grabs the inside of the silencer pipe

No joy.


Before I light up the torch, can anyone think of a better way?

 

How did you finally get them out at Bill's brake meet?

 

buy PB Blaster Penetrating Catalyst

 

pb blaster is 100* better than wd 40

spray it for a few days it should come right out

 

 

damn... same too....

 

What I use is the perfect metal stick with a nub sticking out, one of those Kragen/Autozone jack handles.

 

Slide hammer with a hook on it. get a pc of metal bigger then OD of the silencer and pull out. If that dont work then somethings wrong. I can do it for ya if you dont have the tools or such.

 

I did the slide hammer thing already with a special end piece that can lay flat but it pivots to grab the interior of the pipe which it did. I slide hammered it so hard the exhaust almost came off the car

I think from heat cycling so many times, the silencer has fused to the pipe a little bit. I will soak it in PB to see if it does it. Otherwise I am going to drop it an torch the crap out of it. You can get anything out with heat.

 

LOL...Sell it and go TI-C!! Never had the silencers in!! LOL