removed my exhaust - look what I found!
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03-16-2008 | 10:05 AM
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removed my exhaust - look what I found!
So I installed a Corsa system yesterday. It sounds amazing, but that's not why I'm posting. After kicking the crap out of the muffler for an hour (lube, kick, repeat) it slid back about two inches and then it just wouldn't budge. The front and rear hangers looked like they were just about out, but the middle hanger looked stuck. So, I just unbolted it from the frame and out it came. Well I found out why it wouldn't move any further:
I've read tons of posts about removing the factory exhaust and no one has mentioned this stupid little clip. Maybe I just didn't read the right posts, or maybe all of our trucks don't have this clip, but hopefully someone will read this and at least take a look before they start theirs. I was about two feet away from this thing while I was spraying silicone on it, and I didn't see it. Of course I'm on my back with the truck on the ground so the lighting wasn't great, but it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
I've read tons of posts about removing the factory exhaust and no one has mentioned this stupid little clip. Maybe I just didn't read the right posts, or maybe all of our trucks don't have this clip, but hopefully someone will read this and at least take a look before they start theirs. I was about two feet away from this thing while I was spraying silicone on it, and I didn't see it. Of course I'm on my back with the truck on the ground so the lighting wasn't great, but it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
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03-16-2008 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 051fdrof
So I installed a Corsa system yesterday. It sounds amazing, but that's not why I'm posting. After kicking the crap out of the muffler for an hour (lube, kick, repeat) it slid back about two inches and then it just wouldn't budge. The front and rear hangers looked like they were just about out, but the middle hanger looked stuck. So, I just unbolted it from the frame and out it came. Well I found out why it wouldn't move any further:
I've read tons of posts about removing the factory exhaust and no one has mentioned this stupid little clip. Maybe I just didn't read the right posts, or maybe all of our trucks don't have this clip, but hopefully someone will read this and at least take a look before they start theirs. I was about two feet away from this thing while I was spraying silicone on it, and I didn't see it. Of course I'm on my back with the truck on the ground so the lighting wasn't great, but it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
I've read tons of posts about removing the factory exhaust and no one has mentioned this stupid little clip. Maybe I just didn't read the right posts, or maybe all of our trucks don't have this clip, but hopefully someone will read this and at least take a look before they start theirs. I was about two feet away from this thing while I was spraying silicone on it, and I didn't see it. Of course I'm on my back with the truck on the ground so the lighting wasn't great, but it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
good to know. where did you get your corsa kit from?
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03-16-2008 | 04:34 PM
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03-16-2008 | 10:01 PM
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. I think Ford went a little overboard with the clip, you must have been ticked when you saw that thing. Glad you like the new exhaust!
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03-17-2008 | 10:19 AM
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