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Just ordered this cat-back exhaust on Ebay
Topic Started: Mar 29 2014, 12:03 PM (2,351 Views)
idmetro
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Did that job on my daughters 96 - to do it in one piece you must jack up the car high enough to both take all weight off the right rear corner (letting the suspension hang unloaded), and provide some working room (about 18" or so is needed), remove the outside swaybar link and then you can corkscrew the assembly in from the back, takes some twisting and turning and initially you might not have the back up high enough to allow the bend in the pipe to clear the ground (may require jacking it up a bit more) but it can be done. Good Luck!
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I would jack up the right rear. remove the tire. remove the spring. remove the shock. good clear easy installation.
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idmetro
Apr 9 2014, 03:28 PM
Did that job on my daughters 96 - to do it in one piece you must jack up the car high enough to both take all weight off the right rear corner (letting the suspension hang unloaded), and provide some working room (about 18" or so is needed), remove the outside swaybar link and then you can corkscrew the assembly in from the back, takes some twisting and turning and initially you might not have the back up high enough to allow the bend in the pipe to clear the ground (may require jacking it up a bit more) but it can be done. Good Luck!


:+1
Did it once myself. Not fun but this is the way to do it. :'(
Next time, buy it in separate pieces. :P
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Or cut the new one to make it two pieces that are easy to install with no suspension dis-assembly required, and use a sleeve and two muffler clamps to join it back up.
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idmetro
Apr 9 2014, 03:28 PM
Did that job on my daughters 96 - to do it in one piece you must jack up the car high enough to both take all weight off the right rear corner (letting the suspension hang unloaded), and provide some working room (about 18" or so is needed), remove the outside swaybar link and then you can corkscrew the assembly in from the back, takes some twisting and turning and initially you might not have the back up high enough to allow the bend in the pipe to clear the ground (may require jacking it up a bit more) but it can be done. Good Luck!
Thanks very much for the input. . . Is the sway bar under tension? Do I unbolt it before jacking up the car or after it's up?
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Unbolt it after it's up. It's not under any tension. You're good to go. :thumb
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Apr 9 2014, 03:38 PM
I would jack up the right rear. remove the tire. remove the spring. remove the shock. good clear easy installation.
If I were to do this, I'm thinking that I'd need to detach both the shock and the spring while car is on the ground, then jack it up and remove them after removing the wheel. . . Is that what you are suggesting? Can you explain a bit more so that I don't do anything foolish or dangerous? I'd like to do this install the easiest, most straightforward way. . . but also keeping in mind that I am not a mechanic nor do I have any hardcore specialized tools. Just typical wrenches, ratchets, and the usual homeowner type of weapons to work with!
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Stiffchezze
Apr 9 2014, 07:25 PM
Unbolt it after it's up. It's not under any tension. You're good to go. :thumb
Cool!
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Apr 9 2014, 04:19 PM
Or cut the new one to make it two pieces that are easy to install with no suspension dis-assembly required, and use a sleeve and two muffler clamps to join it back up.
I really would hate to have to do this!
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orfeo
Apr 9 2014, 03:20 PM
Okay, took off the old exhaust and can't get it out without cutting it! Which means I can't put the new, identical one on since it is one-piece (as seen in the pictures above). . . Thoughts? Suggestions?
Do you have your car on the ground, or on a lift?
I ask because I think you can snake it out from the rear end of the car if you rotate it in different directions, and only if your car is far enough in the air.
Let us know.
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Apr 9 2014, 07:56 PM
orfeo
Apr 9 2014, 03:20 PM
Okay, took off the old exhaust and can't get it out without cutting it! Which means I can't put the new, identical one on since it is one-piece (as seen in the pictures above). . . Thoughts? Suggestions?
Do you have your car on the ground, or on a lift?
I ask because I think you can snake it out from the rear end of the car if you rotate it in different directions, and only if your car is far enough in the air.
Let us know.
Don't have a lift, but I jacked it up WAY high, and there is just no way that sucker is coming out. . . no matter what kind of twisting, rotating, and other gymnastics I tried. Seems pretty certain that other parts need to be removed first. . .
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Safety note: When you jack it up, be sure it's properly supported by jackstands or a big stump or something solid. Metros don't weigh much, but they're still on the heavy side if one were to fall on your chest!
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So you are saying it wont slip over the rear suspension to be able to send it in from the back?
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orfeo
Apr 9 2014, 08:10 PM
Seems pretty certain that other parts need to be removed first. . .

Correct. ^o)

wiredawgg1
Apr 9 2014, 08:24 PM
So you are saying it wont slip over the rear suspension to be able to send it in from the back?


It will not. It looks like it will, but it is very deceptive looking. I can assure you it will not. :(
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I am watching this thread as I was ready to pull the trigger on the same order (resonator is bad). It does seem after reading this and going out and looking at my 93 that if it won't fit threading over the suspension, then dis-assembly to a certain point is going to be necessary. Maybe just the passenger side wheel,spring, sway bar would allow it to be slip'd in. Of course I am talking in a 93 2dr model example. Is this what you are finding? And thanks for your post!
Edited by wiredawgg1, Apr 9 2014, 09:26 PM.
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