How To Remove Rubber From Exhaust Pipe

It seems that the exhaust residue semi-bonds the rubber material to the elbow and the only solution Ive managed is to gradually work a screwdriver in working right round the joint.

How to remove rubber from exhaust pipe. Dont cut the pipe on the muffler just the extended pipe on either side so u have maybe 12 left inside the muffler pipe take the sawzall blade and cut enough to get through the piece u want out top and bottom and bam it will be out. Then hit the pipe around the joint at the 12 6 3 and 9 oclock positions. Of a chrome cleaner on the cloth or rag.

While still hot take a slightly damp rag and wipe off as much of the rubber as possible. Get some aluminum foil to protect the stuff behind your pipes. Yes a torch works to but if u dont have it this works just as good.

It then just a case brute force and use of hammer to knock the pipes apart. Dont use abrasives Ive tried it 0000 bronze wool and WD-40 is just work and will still change the chromes texture. Slide the new muffler hanger into the rubber eyelet then coat the end of the new mufflers pipe with a spray-on exhaust sealant and slide the pipe into place over the existing exhaust pipe.

This should help take off more of the rubber. If you are removing more than one hanger you might want to put a jack stand under the exhaust system to keep. You may need multiple applications.

I noticed a small less than a dime sized spot on my pipe by the passenger peg last night when I was polishing before winter storage. Removing plastic or rubber from chrome exhaust pipes Harley Davidson - YouTube. If at first you dont succeed skydiving is not for you.

Use the tweezers to pick off any loose fragments as you rub the exhaust pipe. This should help break the rust between the two pipes. Trying to remove melted plastic from a chrome exhaust pipe needs to be done carefully so as not to mar the chrome finish.