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Ive sucessfully removed them... but only if they used antiseize on install. But I agree with Jim, my mufflers are usually dancing in the rear view mirror before I replace them. which, thanks to a last year Walker galvo unit and no more winter use, was 13 years ago. Keith > > It's not always a given, but with a muffler that has been installed a few years > you will find the threaded joints to the rear heat exchangers completely frozen > together. I have to use a large torch, large vice, and large wrench to take > these apart, and it only works after cutting the nipple extensions off the > muffler, destroying it. > > Thus, I never even try until I'm convinced that the muffler is completely shot. > > I've tried adding antiseize to the threads, but I don't think that helps much > after a couple of years. I have the proper VW type 3 muffler wrench, but I only > use it when installing a new muffler. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >