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on 17/3/2003 9:25 AM, Dave Hall at dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk wrote: > If the muffler is scrap, it can be helpful to know that the nut is 46mm, the > same as the bus hub (from 68?), so you can use (or maybe borrow) that socket > with a good bar once you've cut through the pipes. You'll still need heat and > a > bit of luck that the thread isn't too far gone to re-use. > > The gasket is a copper ring originally with asbestos filling; don't know what > they use as filling now. The muffler is a good one, I have been looking for one of these for a while now, so I want to make it work if at all possible. I did use a large (2.5 foot) adjustable wrench on it, but I had trouble holding the heater box from moving around. As Mark said, it really needs to be on the engine or attached to something solid. Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org