%^*&#@$ Hooker muffler inserts.
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St. Jude Donor '09
%^*&#@$ Hooker muffler inserts.
I got one muffler out of the side tube but when I started on #2, of course it jams. It started coming out and thetilted all ****-eyed in the tube. 
Any ideas to remove this insert are welcome. You can see how the insert is leaning toward the left side.
Any ideas to remove this insert are welcome. You can see how the insert is leaning toward the left side.
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I had a simular problem. Don't ask me how it happened, but there was a large bulge about 1" diameter where the mounting bracket was welded on. It wasn't there when I installed the mufflers 2 years ago. As luck would have it, I had spiral turbos and could screw it out past the bulge. Couldn't get a regular Hooker muffler into it after that. Had to buy new side tubes.
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Originally Posted by Jughead
But say I'm on a deserted island and don't have a welder?
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From: Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me...
St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by 84rzv500r
No welder you say.... can you fit a chain through the center pull it through to the turnout end, put a bolt through it and pull that way ?
I can give it a try, sounds like it might work.
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toss a few cans of coke in there or something that will break up rust...let it sit.... you might be catching 2 rust buldges?
maybe some oil to lub it up.......
can you fit a large pipe wrench around the large insert and twist?....
shyt, i dont really know what come out the 2 inner tubes?.......or just 1
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maybe some oil to lub it up.......
can you fit a large pipe wrench around the large insert and twist?....
shyt, i dont really know what come out the 2 inner tubes?.......or just 1
b
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St. Jude Donor '09
I don't think it's the rust that's holding it in or causing it to tilt. I got the first insert out and yes, the insert itself was rusty but it slid right out. I just turned it upside down and dropped the collector end on a piece of 2X12.
This second one started to come out but then jammed. If it was rusted in to the pipe, I don't think it would have moved the 3-4 inches that it did.
I still can't get over the amount of restriction when using these mufflers. The pipes go from a 4", four into one collector, into a 4" side tube and them into a 2" pipe? That's gotta kill any HP gains from the headers. I don't get it?
I thought of that but I'm reluctant to buy a monkey wrench that large. I have a 3" but thats too small.
This second one started to come out but then jammed. If it was rusted in to the pipe, I don't think it would have moved the 3-4 inches that it did.
I still can't get over the amount of restriction when using these mufflers. The pipes go from a 4", four into one collector, into a 4" side tube and them into a 2" pipe? That's gotta kill any HP gains from the headers. I don't get it?
can you fit a large pipe wrench around the large insert and twist?....
Last edited by Jughead; Nov 12, 2006 at 07:29 AM.
