MikeH
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Is there a knack to getting it to come off the centre section?
I've unbolted the clamp but i'm having a little trouble getting it off, mostly because of the cramped working space....
Any help is appreciated.
Mike..
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Gambit
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squirt WD40 in and around the join, leave for a couple of hours to penetrate, then pull and hammer like fuk to get it off
if you still cant, then u need a hot spanner, take your car & ur new back box to ATS or something and get them to fit it, £20
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MikeH
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The current one has only been on there for about a month, so i'm hoping i'll be able to shift it.
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Gambit
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have you taken it off the rubber hangers at the back?
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MikeH
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Right behind the rear bumper, yeh.
Although i don't wanna leave the thing hanging off the rest of the pipe so they are hooked back on for now.
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Gambit
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just pull & twist like fuk! it'll come off eventually
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Adam-D
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twat it with a hammer.
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MikeH
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But the rest of the system just moves about......
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Fraser Young
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Smack the crap out of it with a big mallet...
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Fwaza esquire
Smack the crap out of it with a big mallet...
if that doesnt work... hacksaw
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Adam-D
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or put a wide flat screw driver"chisel"
on jion and hit it with hammer
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Corsa^Dan
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i couldnt get mine off.. gave up in the end
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dannycorsa c
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go 2 a garage they charge bout a tenner
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MikeH
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Hmm i've got it half off.... gradually working my way down....
I've noticed the clamp is spot wlded to the old back box!
I might have to hacksaw through the weld to use the clamp.
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
Hmm i've got it half off.... gradually working my way down....
I've noticed the clamp is spot wlded to the old back box!
I might have to hacksaw through the weld to use the clamp.
i got all my work done by the local garage. i saw the guy that was working on my car use a blue torch thingy to heat the welds up, then a hammer to bash them out. you might as well spend £30 to get them to do it, if anything goes wrong then you can take it back to them again and again. anyways... good luck 
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MikeH
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Right i've got the old one off now!
But i've stopped because it's gone dark 
Tried to quickly put the new one on but it wouldn't go far enough onto the pipe for the hangers to clear the bumper.... Will have to find a way to get it on nice and tight now...
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Paul H
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
Hmm i've got it half off.... gradually working my way down....
I've noticed the clamp is spot wlded to the old back box!
I might have to hacksaw through the weld to use the clamp.
tye rope round tree.then round backbox and hit 30mph and hey presto its off....lol...
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MikeH
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After all that i'm gonna get kwik fit or someone to slot the new one on because i haven't got a clamp to secure it... and they might as well finish it.
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corsaandy
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u can get clamps from halfords
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chris_uk
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if its a corsa C the clamp for the backbox is tack welded on, because the clip is 2 bit fo rthe pipe.
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MikeH
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No it's B
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MikeH
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Guy at kwik fit did it for a tenner
Will put a photo up later.
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mattyboy199
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
Guy at kwik fit did it for a tenner
Will put a photo up later.
What of the guy doing it 
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MikeH
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lol
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