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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Farlos on September 03, 2012, 11:23:49 am

Title: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: Farlos on September 03, 2012, 11:23:49 am

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p28/giulianot/IMG_9297.jpg)

i mean, i cant clamp them by hand, any pointers?

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: Wayland on September 03, 2012, 11:41:27 am

Do a search, it's been covered 100s of times it the forums.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on September 03, 2012, 11:44:03 am

Quote from: Wayland on September 03, 2012, 11:41:27 am

Do a search, it's been covered 100s of times it the forums.

no, millions of times..

the exhaust clamp trick works every time..

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: Farlos on September 03, 2012, 12:01:01 pm

this is the trick?

(http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Images/VwExhaustClapTool_t.jpg)

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: Wayland on September 03, 2012, 12:13:11 pm

Yes, that's one of the tricks.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on September 03, 2012, 01:18:04 pm

Quote from: Farlos on September 03, 2012, 12:01:01 pm

this is the trick?

(http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Images/VwExhaustClapTool_t.jpg)

yup..

or you can hold the down pipe on the manifold, and pull it towards the drivers side, hook up that clip, then push it over towards the passenger side and hook up that clip..

or just get a dual outlet manifold and downpipe, and never deal with clips ever again.. lol.

there are many ways to skin a kat tho...

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: ORCoaster on September 03, 2012, 08:04:29 pm

I keep that 2.5 inch muffler clamp in the tool box for the one time a year I might have to pull those clamps off for an adjustment.  Works to take them off better than a screwdriver too.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: JessaBug on September 04, 2012, 08:12:03 am

So glad to be rid of those...such a PITA.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: burn_your_money on September 04, 2012, 08:39:29 pm

I bought the proper tool. It's super. Much better than dealing with 6 old rusty bolts on the 4:2:1 manifolds.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: hillfolk'r on September 07, 2012, 09:34:30 pm

hey i like the hillfolk muffler clamp thats socks on a rooster right there!!
yea i got the hooked threaded tool its great,otherwise those things are so hateful.ive swapped manifolds to escape them before...
they also make some kind of 3 piece wedge tool also..run from that sucker its scary...yea i dig the clamp tho and way cheaper than the threaded hook tool.

Title: Re: how do you reinstall this clips? (exhaust question)
Post by: theman53 on September 08, 2012, 05:24:49 am

If you have a hook shaped prybar tool and enough room you can install the c clamp by pulling down on it and over. To get them off I did what ROR did and slide it side to side. If you have a hoist and can get under it *strong fingers required* I have pulled them off as well