[Vwdiesel] tips for removing exhaust? - non-vw

[Maynard Southard]

Will:
Are you talking about separating two slip-fit pipes? If so, there's a nifty
looking tool I spotted at JC Whitney:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CA
TENTRY_ID:2004132/p-2004132/N-111+10201+600003605/c-10101

I've never used this tool or know of anybody who has, but it looks like it
would do the job. Just an idea for you ...

Maynard
'00 Golf GLS TDI
'86 DoubleCab Diesel
'82 Vanagon GL Diesel
'81 Rabbit P/U Diesel

> -----Original Message-----
> Okay first of all, I bought a rusty old 1975 240d mercedes 
> (diesel of course).  It's my first foray out of vw diesels, 
> but here in the hinterlands we gotta take the selection there 
> is (and the family is growing so we need more seats than the 
> old truck..)
> 
> Anyway,  The downpipe is broken where it slides into the main 
> exhaust pipe (proper name?).  I can cut the bolts off the 
> manifold (bolts, not studs, yee haw.)
> 
> But I'm a little stumped as to how to remove the 6" piece 
> that's broken off inside the main exhaust pipe.  Is there a 
> special tool/technique for this?  I was thinking to holding a 
> hacksaw blade and cutting two sides of the inner broken pipe 
> and then using a cold chisel, but that seems to be the hard 
> way to do it.
> 
> THANKS!
> 
> Will Taygan
> Chugiak, AK
> 81 1.6NA pickup
> 94 1.6TD frankenjetta
> 75 240D mercedes
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