You risk damaging the cat if you bang on the pipes, and the mufflers are quite expensive enough for me!

Cut a slit in the slip-over pipe and spread it a little, it will come right off. Probably won't move otherwise. Dremel tool with cutoff disks works perfectly so long as you don't push hard!

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!