Old exhaust tip removal difficulty

[Greg_DonWindsor]

Hey everyone,

Bought a new exhaust tip to replace my old one, which has become fairly tarnished looking after a few years. It's a Gibson slash tip, 8" long, 2.5" exhaust pipe diameter with a 3" exit, the exact replacement for my old one.

I didn't expect the old one to come off easily, and when I removed the bolt and soaked with PB blaster, I had no luck taking it off after 24 hours of letting the penetrant do it's thing.

Anyone have any tips from experience how I could remove the old tip?

Thanks in advance,
Greg

 

[swshawaii]

If threaded use two matched bolts from opposite ends and tighten to spread the clamp. Heating around the flange may also help.