UPS showed up with my new borla exhaust today. I soaked everything in WD40, unbolted the clamp, cut and removed the tailpipe, got all the little rubber hangers off, the muffler turns a little, but I can't get it to slip off! The clamp seems to have crimped the two together. I wasted about an hour and had to call it a night. Surely someone knows a trick?

 

s.haun,
What I did was use my dremel to carefully cut two slits in the muffler pipe without cutting into the tube from the cats. Then I used a chisel and hammer to spread the slits and peel the pipe back to remove the muffler section. It was a major Bit@h and if I were to do it again I would pay a shop to do it. Your truck looks great hope you enjoy the Borla when you get it installed my brother in-law has the dual side exit in front of the wheel it looks and sounds great
Jim

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99 XLT SC Flareside Sport, Oxford White, 4.6l, 275/60/17, 3.55LS, 4 wheel discs/ABS, Ford bedliner, Downey Tonneau, K&N, Flowmaster II Dual out rear catback, Clear corners. Street Scene grille painted black and Stillen Storm air dam with lights (unpainted for now).

[This message has been edited by Jim A (edited 06-04-2001).]

 

Go to your local auto parts store and get a muffler chisel. It is designed to cut only the outer pipe without damage to the inner pipe.

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98 Nascar Edition, Superchip, Airaid, Flowmaster 70 series, bedliner, in bed tool box, Profile bug deflector and window vents, Class III receiver hitch.

 

I used a hacksaw and made an angle cut about 1/3 of the way around the outside pipe. If you're careful, you won't damage the inner pipe. I then used a BFH to hit the muffler while someone else pushed and rotated the muffler.

BTW, which system did you buy?

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1998 F-150 XLT Supercab 4X4

• Silver Metallic Clearcoat
• Med. graphite cloth interior
• 4.6 l. V-8
• Off Road Package
• 3.55 Reg. Axle
• Am/FM/CD factory radio
• Captains Chairs
• Borla Split Rear Dual Exhaust
• Bedliner
• Hood deflector
• Ventshades
• Trenz billet #5 low clearance antenna
• Torsion bars cranked 3 turns

 

I used the angle cut, it worked like a charm in 5 minutes. Twisted it right by using the exhaust tip/exit as a handle.

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2000 F-150 XL, RC, LB, 5.4L, 4R70W, 4.10LS,
Class III tow, Payload #3, & Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS, Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner w/Paintsaver & gas/wheel/spare locks,
K&N F.I.P.K. w/Outwears pre-filter, Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back w/ 3" Y-pipe,
Hellwig front & rear anti-sway bars, Rancho RS 9000s,
Pirelli Scorpion Zero 275/60/16s, Mobil 1, K&N oil filter.

 

Jag/Max,what do you mean by angle cut?

Jag, dual tip single side exit.

 

The exhaust pipe runs horizontally, the slip joint is a 90 degree, you cut a 45 degree slash on the exterior overlapping pipe with a hacksaw. __\__

 

Thanks to all that helped. B'gerFH was all that was really needed... Now all I have to do is drive it.