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Rattling CAT - Repair suggestion 200 1985

posted by  james_a_sousa on  Sun Jul 28 08:24 CST 2002
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foster hit the nail on the head.

If you do have to remove the cat I had good luck with this procedure.

I took the flange apart then cut the pipe with a tailpipe cutter just behind the cat. This leaves you some leverage if you need to wiggle the pipe back and forth. I installed an aftermarket clamp on the pipe and tapped each side of the clamp alternately to draw the pipe out(off?) of the next pipe.

FYI - A tailpipe cutter is a large tubing cutter that has 4 cutting wheels so that you only have to swing it just over 90 degrees to cut a pipe. Sears offers one. I have used mine 4 or 5 times and love it!
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2 8s & 2 7s 600,000 miles total






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