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Old 05-17-2010, 03:48 PM
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UK remove back silencer box

hi guys . Need to remove my back silencer box just wondered how straight forward it is to remove and if there thread with a step by step on removing any help on this subject would be helpful.
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you want to remove the muffler at the end of the exhaust?
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yes bud need to take it off and give it a good scrub....i can see how to remove it from the centure pipe but need no how to release the rest?
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A good scrub would be a dozen laps on the track. It will not separate from the exhaust pipe it's attached to. Mazda did a very deep crimp on the pipe. If you pull the u clamp off you'll see what I mean.

And how would and why would you "scrub" it?
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I think we are having a language problem here.
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im betting he got an errant plastic bag stuck to it and wants to clean it off. you have to pull the whoel thing down from the catalytic back
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Yes your correct, we do seem to have language problem on what i'm asking for... In the UK we call the muffler a cat back or silencer or just rear box srry for that.
But i do see what you mean by the crimp on the pipe .... all i want to do make it gleam.
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Just follow the catalytic converter and see where the exhaust hooks up
Then remove the hangers and you should be done... Polishing it will be a pain in the back!
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