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Originally Posted by Randy
Some suggestions: try heating the outer pipe, enough to get it to expand but not enough to damage it, then maybe they will come apart with some hammer taps.
If that fails, try grinding through the outer pipe lengthwise at the overlap, just enough to get a slot cut in it but not cutting the inner pipe beneath. This should relieve it enough you can get it apart with some hammer taps and/or prise it apart with a screwdriver.
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Thanks for your suggestions. I tried my propane torch and liberal amounts of WD-40 and cutting longer slots... and eventually separated all three sections.
The new middle muffler section is installed and all parts are connected with new gaskets, clamps, nuts and bolts etc. I would have enjoyed this DIY if it hadn't been for everything welded together by rust and age.
The car is so quiet now I can't tell if the engine's running unless I hit the gas! I rather miss the speed boat sound.