How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Well, I decided to do something about the rusted out and rattling exhaust on my Silverado. It made my truck sound like 10 times the P.O.S. it actually is.

So, I climb under there and start the removal process.

Now, please remember this truck is 17 years old and has spent its entire life in northern Minnesota, the capital of "Let's pour 4 tons of salt per mile on these roads for 6 months of the year". So none of the bolts underneath are in exactly pristine condition.

So, I dig out the 9/16 deep well socket. It doesn't fit. So I try the 5/8. Too big. You've GOT to be ****ting me!! Exhaust hangers are METRIC?!?!?

*grumbles a string of obscenities about idiotic automotive engineers*

Well, after a 3/8 drive ratchet, 1/2 drive ratchet, 1/2 drive ratchet with cheater bar, 1/2 drive ratchet with 16oz hammer assist, 1/2 drive electric impact driver, none of the hanger bolts have budged.

So out comes the sawzall. Two blades later, sawzall goes away.

Out comes the Dremel tool. 9 "heavy duty" cutting wheels later, I have one hanger loose. Dremel goes back in its case.

At this point I'm contemplating driving the truck (with the rear half of the exhaust dragging on the ground) over to my neighbor's house and firing up the cutting torch. Except he's out of acetylene....

**** IT!!!!!!!!!









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Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

:lol: Atleast nothing else got broke in the process

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

It dawned on right about the time I heard the great bloody CLUNK from the back end that the muffler was going to be coming out over the top of the axle, right past the brake line.........

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

:sumo: When all else fails Use brute force.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

lol, priceless.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

When all else fails tie it to a tree.LOL

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

:lol: :burnout: :thumbs:

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

that was great.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Awwsume!

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

I like it!:D

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

LOL, thats awesome. U gotta do what you gotta do sometimes. Glad to hear nothing else broke.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

dont look rusty to me

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Just look at what you are doing to that poor ole top end TOTM competitor :haha::haha:

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

man thats great:lol:

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

hey,whatever works...by god ......ya gottar done.:metal:

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Oh, no. This wasn't the '81. This was on my '90 Silverado daily driver. There isn't that much exhaust LEFT on the '81!! ;)

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

90? that makes it funnier

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

What patience? You don't need no stinkin' patience.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

exactly

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

this is great!!! somehow i just knew a tree and a rope or chain of some kind was gonna be involved when i read the title. then I thought "how's the muffler and mid-pipe gonna get over the axle?" I guess luck came into play and cleaned house. LOL

remind me of when my brother and I were trying to get the rusted ball mount out of the hitch on his Dakota. we ended up removing the freshly bent hitch assembly and decided the truck didnt need to pull a trailer anymore.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Its not redneck 'till you leave it tied to the tree for 4 years. lol

cool picture.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

If I would have done that I probably would have had a hole in the tranny pan, a leaky gas tank(maybe and explosion to go with it) torn brake lines...etc...

You are the man, that is great!

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

hahahahaha.

Thanks for sharing, that is great.

-W

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

Huh. Well. That is certainly "a" way to do it. Yes it is.

Re: How to remove rusted exhaust, the redneck way.
 

If you REALLY want to be a redneck get out the welder and make the old muffler into a robot or a pelican statue and display it on your porch.